Russia Sanctions Bill Trump Has Resisted to Soon Get Senate Vote

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is ready to bring to a vote legislation imposing sanctions on countries that trade with Russia, a move to put economic pressure on Vladimir Putin even after President Donald Trump announced plans to soon meet the Russian leader.

“I don’t want to commit to a hard deadline, but it will be soon,” Thune said Thursday, adding that he would schedule a vote in the “next 30 days.”

The remarks came just hours after Trump said he made “great progress” with Putin to end war in Ukraine.

The bill would give Trump the authority to impose ...