The US House of Representatives voted to impose sanctions against Russia and a ban on energy imports due to a full-scale war against Ukraine.

Axios reports..

The vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, exceeding 414 votes..

Once approved by the House of Representatives, the sanctions bill will go to the Senate, where it needs some support from the Republican Party to pass the "

The bill includes a ban on imports of energy products from Russia and allows the administration of US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on Russian officials involved in human rights violations.

It also instructs the US Trade Representative to seek Russia's exclusion from the World Trade Organization..

The United States officially banned the import of Russian oil, natural gas and coal - President Biden signed the corresponding decree on March 8.