U.S. President Donald Trump sent mixed signals about U.S. sanctions against Russia in a conversation with reporters released by the White House on Thursday.
Trump’s comments came as the House struggles for a way forward on a Russia sanctions bill that cleared the Senate with 98 votes last month. Trump sidestepped a question about whether he would sign the new sanctions package if it reaches his desk but declared his support for existing penalties against Moscow.
“We have very heavy sanctions on Russia right now,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One in what was originally an off-the-record conversation Wednesday night, according …read more
Source: European Voice