Washington planned to introduce tough measures against Moscow because of actions in Syria and assistance to Bashar Assad, but they canceled their decision. This was told by a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry. "The State Department did notify the Russian embassy in Washington that there will be no new sanctions," the newspaper Kommersant quoted him as saying,. Russia was preparing for a new strike by the United States and intended to respond toughly to sanctions. Various measures have been worked out, but now it can be postponed until next time.. At the same time, President of the United States Donald Trump was upset because of the announcement of restrictions. According to him, he has not yet made a decision on this issue and is waiting for a provocative step by Moscow. Only in this case, the politician will realize the conceived, writes The New York Times.

The first one about new sanctions was stated by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, but later she noted that Trump hopes to maintain good relations with the Kremlin. "The President still would like to meet with him. Again, he believes that it will be better for the whole world if they have a good relationship.

But this will depend on the actions of Russia, "she added.. The American ambassador in Russia, John Huntsman, also warned of tough measures and even named a specific date - April 16.