Posts Tagged ‘Russian sanctions’
Trump Backs Out of More Russian Sanctions
On April 15th 2018, Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to U.N., announced harsher sanctions on Russia for its support of Syria in connection with use of chemical weapons. The following day Trump announced there will be no new sanctions. No reason given.
Read MoreHouse Passes Russian Sanctions
On July 25th, 2017, the House of Representatives passed Russian sanctions 419-3 and the Senate passed Russian sanctions 98-2. Trump refused to implement any of the sanctions adopted by Congress for eight months claiming there was no need to implement those sanctions. When he did announce sanctions, none were designed to adversely affect Putin. Congress…
Read MoreMeeting at Lowes Regency Hotel
On January 27th, 2017, Michael Cohen, Felix Sater (convicted felon) and Andri Artemenko (a Ukrainian legislator tied to Manafort) meet at Lowes Regency Hotel in New York to discuss a plan, purportedly provided by Russia, for lifting of Obama’s sanctions. Cohen delivers the plan to Flynn in White House. Cohen denies delivering plan to Flynn.…
Read MoreFlynn Discusses Lifting 2014 Russian Sanctions
Later on December 29th, 2016 Flynn discussed Trump’s lifting of Obama’s 2014 sanctions with Kislyak during six telephone calls (Sally Yates, acting Attorney General of the United States, was listening and Flynn has been indicted and convicted of having lied to FBI about the calls).
Read MoreElection Interference Sanctions
On December 29, 2016, then President Obama imposed additional sanctions on Russia for election interference. These election related sanctions remain in place today.
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