Washington (AFP) – Top US Senate leaders said Sunday they are close to reaching bipartisan agreement on a sanctions bill that would “crush” Russia’s economy if it sends troops into Ukraine. Senator Bob Menendez, the Democratic chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said it was crucial that the United States send a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that any such aggression is unacceptable. “We cannot have a Munich moment again,” he said on CNN. “Putin will not stop with Ukraine.” The legislation, he said, was near-complete: on the “one-yard line.” Those stark comments came…

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