Trump was planning to cancel the sanctions against Russia, in the early days as President.
Former employees of the US State Department say that the administration of newly elected President Donald trump in the first weeks after his inauguration, tried to develop the project of lifting the sanctions against Russia.
About it writes Yahoo citing several former employees of the U.S. state Department.
According to sources, representatives of the administration to trump almost immediately after taking office instructed the state Department to develop a project on the removal of economic restrictions and the return to Russia of diplomatic cottages in new York and Maryland.
The white house is seriously considering the option of a unilateral lifting of sanctions, – said the publication of Dan fried, who until the end of February 2017 held the position of coordinator of sanctions policy at the state Department.
According to him, in the first weeks after coming to power of the trump he’s got a few “panic” calls from officials who reported that they had been requested to develop a project on the abolition of restrictions against Russia.
In response, some state Department officials began to call the leaders of Congress to pass a bill that would have blocked the possibility of lifting the sanctions.
Another representative of the administration of Barack Obama, Tom Malinowski, said that he also took part in lobbying efforts to counteract the plans of the trump.
It would be advantageous on all sides, the situation for Moscow, – said the former assistant Secretary of state for human rights.
As a result, on 7 February, senators Ben Cardin and Lindsey Graham introduced a bill prohibiting the White house to remove Russia from the sanctions without approval from Congress.
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