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    Senators make headway on Russia sanctions bill, but two sticking points remain

    Senate Democrats and Republicans are close to striking a deal on a sanctions package for Russia to deter further aggression towards Ukraine. But there's two sticking points.
    by Barbara Sprunt Feb 02, 2022 2 minutes
    Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Bob Menendez, seen here during a hearing on U.S.-Russia policy in December, has said he's hopeful for a deal on a sanctions bill this week.

    As concerns mount over Russia's aggressive posture towards Ukraine, a bipartisan group of Senators is negotiating legislation that would impose crippling sanctions on Russia to act as a deterrent.

    There's broad support for the sanctions bill to get done but two sticking points remain: Nord Stream 2 and when the sanctions should kick in.

    "We keep working to fine tune that to

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