This was reported by the press service of the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States.

According to the draft US law on "Countering the opponents of America because of sanctions" provides for the creation of a "Fund to Counter Russian Influence".

In this regard, the Congress of the United States of America allocates $ 250 million to its budget for the financial years 2018-2019.

Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform", in the Congress of the United States of America decided to extend the restrictions in relation to the Russian Federation and North Korea.

At the same time, a representative of the Democrats on the committee, Eliot Engel, called the Republicans' proposal another attempt to slow down the process of adopting a bill to tighten sanctions against Russia.