Trump Links Sanctions on Russia to American’s Release — SkimNews
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- Trump said Wednesday that his success in freeing an American wrongly imprisoned in Russia was related to holding back U.S. sanctions.
- Russia was the target of sanctions aimed at strangling its ability to wage war in Ukraine; Trump held them back while acknowledging the trade-off.
Why it matters: For Trump, the release of one American was tied to withholding sanctions against Russia that were intended to constrain its ability to wage war in Ukraine. The much-criticized policy presents a direct trade-off: sanctions pressure was held back while the prisoner was freed, and Trump acknowledged that tension.
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