A bipartisan group of US senators announced on Tuesday that they had reached an agreement on a bill to toughen US sanctions against Russia, Bloomberg reported. There is a strong likelihood that the bill will pass the Senate vote as early as this week, according to the report. According to the US Senate’s schedule, a procedural vote on the bill is set to take place overnight from July 28 to 29, Moscow time. Moreover, it provides for restrictions against the Bank of Russia, Sberbank, and Gazprombank, as well as major Russian energy projects, such as Yamal LNG, three Arctic LNG projects, and future Russian energy projects in the Arctic. On July 14, US President Donald Trump described the chances of the bill being passed as high.