The US Senate approved a bill providing for additional sanctions against Russia, as well as Iran and the DPRK.

As the correspondent of "Interfax" reported, 98 senators voted for the bill, two voted against.

On Tuesday, this bill was approved by the House of Representatives of the US Congress. Now the bill will be sent for signature to US President Donald Trump.

The bill, in particular, provides for the imposition of sanctions on various sectors of the Russian economy.

In addition, the codification of already existing restrictions is proposed, which will deprive the US administration of the opportunity to independently decide on the fate of sanctions against Russia.

According to the document, Washington will continue to oppose the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, as it "has a harmful effect on the energy security of the European Union, the development of the gas market in Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine's energy reforms". The draft law notes that sanctions should not affect the cooperation of the US and Russia in the space sphere.