Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Rex Tillerson says sanctions on Russia will remain until Vladimir Putin hands back Crimea to Ukraine

Rex Tillerson says sanctions on Russia will remain until Vladimir Putin hands back Crimea to Ukraine

The United States will not lift sanctions on Russia until President Vladimir Putin hands Crimea back to Ukraine, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said late Sunday. During a phone call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Tillerson said the sanctions—which have crippled Russia’s economy and pushed down the value of the ruble—will “ remain in place until Russia returns control of the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine.”
Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/american-sanctions-russia-wont-be-lifted-until-crimea-returned-ukraine-says-588849?source=Snapzu

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