Trump extended for the year of sanctions against Russia

US President Donald Trump extended for one year the effects of sanctions imposed on Russia due to the annexation of Crimea and the recognition of the independence of self-proclaimed DPR and LPR. This is stated in the materials of the US Federal Register ( .pdf ), presented on February 27.

Trump extended sanctions imposed in 2014, 2018 and 2022 by various US presidents. The document says that all restrictions "must remain in force after March 6, 2025."

“The actions and politics, which are discussed in these decrees, continue to pose an extraordinary and extreme threat to the interests of national security and the foreign staff of the United States,” the document says.

• Donald Trump said on February 25 that he was not considering the lifting of sanctions against Russia as part of the negotiation process, but admitted that "we will once consider it." During communication with reporters on February 26, Trump said that the United States will be ready to cancel sanctions against the Russian Federation, but only after the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war.