Trump signs order halting new sanctions against Russia

US President Donald Trump has signed an order suspending new sanctions against Russia. The decision was justified by national interests, according to information published on the White House website and reported by Qafqazinfo. The order was signed two days before a bill took effect that would impose sanctions on the Russian government and state companies, as well as tariffs on countries that import energy from Russia.

Trump signed that bill on September 18. On October 9, he announced that he had agreed with Russia on the supply of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel, with the aim of lowering global fuel prices. He said that in return, a temporary suspension of sanctions had been demanded.