The US Senate voted for the defense budget for fiscal 2021, overcoming the veto of the country’s president Donald Trump . This was reported by RIA Novosti .
More than two thirds of the members of the upper chamber voted for the adoption of the budget. Earlier, overcoming the president’s veto, the House of Representatives of the Congress voted for the document >
Among other things, the defense budget provides for sanctions against Russia due to the Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream gas pipeline projects. On December 23, Trump vetoed a document passed by Congress in October. He noted that China would benefit the most from the adoption of the resolution. The US President also pointed out that the document does not include critical measures necessary to ensure national security.