US President Donald Trump has stated that he will support a bill to impose sanctions against Russia if he retains the right to ultimately decide whether to apply such restrictions. This was reported by the agency Reuters, as conveyed by UNN.
He will sign it. He made that known last night.
According to him, the White House administration will seek clear provisions in the bill that will ensure Trump retains decisive influence over the imposition of sanctions.
For the White House and the president, it has always been important that the sanctions package include a provision that guarantees the president the right of final decision-making regarding sanctions. Therefore, if that is included, I think the president will consider signing the bill.
At the same time, he added that the White House continues to negotiate with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine.
"We are certainly still working on it. It just hasn't been in the news spotlight because we have so much else going on," the administration official explained.
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The US Congress began work on a bipartisan bill on sanctions against Russia. It will give President Trump the right to impose secondary sanctions and tariffs against countries that buy Russian oil and gas.