U.S. Republicans offer Russia sanctions bill, after bipartisan talks stall

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. Senate Republicans introduced on Tuesday their own legislation to support Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia over a military build-up near Ukraine's borders, after weeks of talks on a bipartisan bill hit a stalemate.

Introduction of the measure, called the Never Yielding Europe's Territory (NYET) Act, does not mean that negotiations have stopped between Republicans and Democrats on a bipartisan Ukraine bill, a senior Republican aide said.