The US will introduce new sanctions against Russia when it "really deserves" them, US President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Japanese leader Shinzo Abe. This is reported by Bloomberg.
"We will impose sanctions as soon as they (Russia) really deserve it," Trump said, answering the relevant question. He also added that none of the American presidents had the same rigid line with Russia as he. As an example of this, Trump led a "tough clash" between US forces and Russian mercenaries in Syria. "No one has been tougher against Russia than President Donald Trump. We had a very, very brutal - we recently talked about this - a fight in Syria recently, a month ago, between our troops and Russian troops, and it's very sad. In this battle many people died. No one is behaving more harshly than I am, "said Trump.
The day before it became known that the Russian Embassy in Washington received a letter from the administration of Donald Trump, which said that the US authorities are not yet going to impose new sanctions on Moscow. "I confirm that the Russian embassy in Washington has been notified that there will not be new sanctions in the near future," Interfax interlocutor said..
Earlier, The Washington Post reported with reference to its own sources that Trump postponed the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, although the day before the White House plans to declare further restrictions on Moscow were stated by the US permanent representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley. According to The Washington Post, Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with his national security advisors that the new sanctions had already been announced, and noted that he was not yet sure of the need to introduce them. The interlocutors of the White House edition said that the issue of new economic sanctions against Russia in the presidential administration was seriously considered, but Trump did not give a final consent to their introduction.
The sources of the newspaper suggested that the US president is unlikely to approve them without a suitable occasion.
Haley earlier in an interview with CBS News said that sanctions against Russia will be introduced on Monday, April 16, and will affect companies related to Syrian President Bashar Assad and the production of chemical weapons. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders 1 on the same day confirmed that Washington is considering the possibility of imposing sanctions against Russia due to a chemical attack in Syria.