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Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act
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The Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKAA) was introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), John McCain (R-AZ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) on August 2, 2018.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O36E6c ''Bipartisan Senate 'Bill From Hell' Calls for 'Crushing' Sanctions Against Russia''-Fortune, 2 August 2018]</ref> In a joint statement, Senator Graham said, "Our goal is to change the status quo and impose crushing sanctions and other measures against Putin's Russia until he ceases and desists meddling in the US electoral process, halts cyber-attacks on US infrastructure, removes Russia from Ukraine, and ceases efforts to create chaos in Syria. The sanctions and other measures contained in this bill are the most hard-hitting ever imposed – and a direct result of Putin's continued desire to undermine American democracy. I strongly believe that DNI Coats' assessment – that the warning lights are blinking red when it comes to Russian meddling in the 2018 election – is accurate. These sanctions and other measures are designed to respond in the strongest possible fashion."[<ref>https://ift.tt/2vxm0YP ''Graham, Menendez, Gardner, Cardin, McCain, Shaheen Introduce Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions Package''-Senate.gov, 2 August 2018]</ref>
On August 8, the Russian business-oriented newspaper Kommersant published the full draft text of the bill <ref>[https://ift.tt/2AQUf3d, Kommersant, 8 August 2018]</ref>. This caused the ruble to fall 2.2%.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2nofJLC ''Russia Braces For 'Crushing' New Sanctions Over Electoral Interference''-Atlantic Council, 8 August 2018</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2MbZAGZ ''Another wild week in the Russia soap opera''-CNN, 8 August 2018]</ref>
Provisions in the draft bill include:
*A ban on some of Russia's largest state banks
*Sanctions on investment in Russian government or affiliated oil and gas companies
*Sanctions on Russian individuals suspected of cyber attacks against the United States
*A new Sanctions Office to fortify the [[Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act]]<ref>[https://ift.tt/2AQUf3d, Kommersant, 8 August 2018]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2nofJLC ''Russia Braces For 'Crushing' New Sanctions Over Electoral Interference''-Atlantic Council, 8 August 2018</ref>
On August 8, the Russian business-oriented newspaper Kommersant published the full draft text of the bill <ref>[https://ift.tt/2AQUf3d, Kommersant, 8 August 2018]</ref>. This caused the ruble to fall 2.2%.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2nofJLC ''Russia Braces For 'Crushing' New Sanctions Over Electoral Interference''-Atlantic Council, 8 August 2018</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2MbZAGZ ''Another wild week in the Russia soap opera''-CNN, 8 August 2018]</ref>
Provisions in the draft bill include:
*A ban on some of Russia's largest state banks
*Sanctions on investment in Russian government or affiliated oil and gas companies
*Sanctions on Russian individuals suspected of cyber attacks against the United States
*A new Sanctions Office to fortify the [[Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act]]<ref>[https://ift.tt/2AQUf3d, Kommersant, 8 August 2018]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2nofJLC ''Russia Braces For 'Crushing' New Sanctions Over Electoral Interference''-Atlantic Council, 8 August 2018</ref>
August 10, 2018 at 11:44AM
