Trump suspends Russia sanctions, pressures Ukraine, alarms Europe

tt.com (German) —

US President Donald Trump has suspended new sanctions against Russia, intensifying pressure on Ukraine while advancing closer ties with Moscow, drawing alarm from European allies. The suspension, announced Friday, halts tariffs from a sanctions package Trump signed in September targeting Russia's war in Ukraine. Trump cited US national interests, drawing praise from Moscow and criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy warned the move encourages Russian attacks, noting strikes on over 15 Ukrainian energy facilities left hundreds of thousands without power. Expert Klemens Fischer called it the war's darkest moment for Ukraine, which relies nearly entirely on US air defense.


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