Headline Roundup • January 30th, 2018
Trump Admin Not to Impose Russian Sanctions
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Trump administration announced that they will not impose new sanctions on Russia despite a bipartisan law passed last year that authorized such sanctions to punish Moscow for meddling in the 2016 election. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that the threat of additional sanctions has already deterred Russian defense sales so there is no need to impose them at this time.
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Trump administration holds off on new Russia sanctions, despite law
Reuters
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The Trump administration said on Monday it would not immediately impose additional sanctions on Russia, despite a new law designed to punish Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, insisting the measure was already hitting Russian companies.
State Department: New sanctions are deterring Russian defense sales
Washington Examiner
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Russian defense industry sales are suffering from sanctions recently mandated by federal law, the State Department told Congress Monday.
Trump just decided not to sanction Russia for its election meddling
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But his Treasury Department did put out a list of Russian oligarchs and officials to “name and shame” them.
