The US establishment has "fully outwitted Trump", says Russia as Congress ignores the President to pass a sanctions bill. Russia has reacted angrily after a US bill imposing fresh sanctions was agreed overwhelmingly by the country's lawmakers. The bill, which also brings sanctions against Iran and North Korea, was described as "seriously flawed" by US President Donald Trump. But Congress voted for it by such an overwhelming majority that he was unable to veto it. President Trump's anger was mirrored in Moscow, where Russia's prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, wrote on Facebook that the bill would bring "consequences". He said: "First, it ends hopes for improving our relations with the new US administration. "Second, it is a declaration of a full-fledged economic war on Russia. "Third, the Trump administration has shown its total weakness by handing over executive power to Congress in the most humiliating way....
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