President Donald Trump rejected, for now at least, a fresh round of sanctions set to be imposed against Russia on Monday, a course change that underscored the schism between the president and his national security team. The president’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, had announced Sunday that the administration would place sanctions on Russian companies found to be assisting Syria’s chemical weapons program. The sanctions were listed on a menu of further government options after a U.S.-led airstrike on Syria, retaliating against a suspected gas attack that killed dozens a week earlier.But the White House contradicted her on …read more
Source: Pulse Nigeria
