Any moves by the US to ease pressure on Putin over Ukraine should be challenged, says foreign affairs committee The UK must brace itself to stage “uncomfortable conversations” with its closest ally, the United States, to ensure the west maintains a principled stance on sanctions against Russia, the all-party foreign affairs select committee has found in a new report on Anglo-Russian relations.Donald Trump hinted in January that he would be willing to lift sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its intervention in Ukraine, in exchange for agreement on nuclear arms reduction. But the committee said that any reduction in …read more
Source: The Guardian
