US sanctions against Russia are likely to figure large when US
President Donald Trump meets,,his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in
Helsinki on July 16.
Evidence of Russian meddling in the US 2016 election led the US to impose sanctions on Russia in April, but Trump and some European leaders have questioned if sanctions against Russia have the desired effect.
A spokeswoman from the German economy ministry said on Friday that the ministry had received a commitment from the US that any new US sanctions would not affect Russian pipelines, a reference to the controversial Nordstream II pipeline linking Russia and Germany.
Read more: EU leaders extend Russian sanctions over Ukraine for six more months | News | DW | 29.06.2018
Evidence of Russian meddling in the US 2016 election led the US to impose sanctions on Russia in April, but Trump and some European leaders have questioned if sanctions against Russia have the desired effect.
A spokeswoman from the German economy ministry said on Friday that the ministry had received a commitment from the US that any new US sanctions would not affect Russian pipelines, a reference to the controversial Nordstream II pipeline linking Russia and Germany.
Read more: EU leaders extend Russian sanctions over Ukraine for six more months | News | DW | 29.06.2018
