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The United States Congress inflicted an unprecedented humiliating defeat last night on President Donald Trump, overwhelming his veto on the defense budget for fiscal year 2021, which began on October 1 of last year, world agencies reported.
The Republican-controlled Senate passed a $ 740 billion budget with more than two-thirds of the vote (81-13 votes), despite the president’s “objections.”
After the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives followed suit on Monday, the text has finally been adopted.
The Senate session unusually took place on New Year’s Day and two days before the new Congress took office on Sunday. During Republican Trump’s four-year term, which expires on January 20, Congress has not rejected his veto eight times. This time, and for the first time, it happened with the votes of Democratic and Republican senators, the AP and Reuters reported.
TASS noted that the approved defense budget provides for the extension of sanctions for companies related to the construction of the Nord Stream-2 and Turkish Stream gas pipelines. Restrictions are envisaged against Turkey over the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems and the granting of $ 250 million in military aid to Ukraine.
On Thursday, Azerbaijan’s state oil and gas company Sokar announced that it was starting to supply natural gas to Italy, Greece and Bulgaria through the Trans-Adriatic pipeline for the first time, DPA recalled. Azerbaijan’s entry into the European market is a competition for Russia, which is a major supplier of gas to Europe, the German agency said.
