Russia warns against new US sanctions amid Germany pushing

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Moscow warned on Monday that new US sanctions on Russia would hit the interests of both sides.

It

came as the US House of Representatives is to vote on Tuesday on a bill

targeting Russia for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election and

for its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. The White House has

said President Donald Trump is weighing his decision to sign off on the

move.

Meanwhile, Reuters sources in Brussels said

Germany is pushing the European Union for wider sanctions on Moscow.

Berlin wants to add around four more Russian nationals and companies to

the bloc's blacklist. The EU could discuss the matter as soon as

Wednesday.

The bloc has already barred its firms from

doing business in Crimea and has curbed its cooperation with Russia in

energy, arms and finance.