The U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to pass a bill to slap sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline sponsored by Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a day after Democrats unveiled their own legislation.
The tally, as voting continued, was 55 in favor and 43 against the bill that needed 60 votes to pass, a major hurdle in the 50-50 Senate.
She said Cruz's legislation would "drive a wedge" between the United States and its allies in Europe, particularly Germany, in a speech before the vote. Cruz said before the vote that if his bill did not pass "Ukraine risks getting wiped off the map altogether."
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