The United States ambassador to Ukraine acknowledged on Monday that some sanctions on Russia could be lifted even if it does not relinquish control of Crimea, a peninsula on Ukrainian territory that international observers say was illegally annexed by the Kremlin in March.
U.S. Ambassador Geoff Pyatt said the Obama administration’s policy on Crimea remains that it is part of Ukraine, but he added that the annexed peninsula and sanctions on Russia—imposed to punish the Kremlin for supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine—“should be understood as separate baskets.”
Sanctions will only be relaxed if Russia and President Vladimir Putin fully implement the Minsk …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
