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The topic of sanctions against Russia — more specifically, whether President Donald Trump will strengthen, weaken or leave in place both the sanctions imposed by President Barack Obama after Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine and the ones imposed as a result of their alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election — has now returned to the fore.
One senior administration official told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that Trump is leaning toward maintaining the round of sanctions imposed by Obama after the 2016 election. The president has already said that he plans on maintaining the sanctions …read more
Source: Salon
