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US President Donald Trump extended one-year sanctions against Russia. The decision was made because of the situation in Ukraine. In particular, the document notes that due to the fact that the situation in Ukraine "continues to present an unusual and extraordinary threat to national security and US international policy," the presidential decree of 2014, which imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation , RIA Novosti quotes the text of the White House press service. The speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Paul Ryan was informed about the decision. The first sanctions against Russian politicians, businessmen and legal entities were introduced in the US in March 2014. Thus, the US authorities expressed their disagreement with the actions of the Russian Federation in the course of the Ukrainian crisis, opposing the annexation of the Crimea.