Top Senate Republican says US sanctions on Russia waiting for White House go-ahead
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that a new set of US sanctions on Russia are on hold until the White House gives its go ahead.
The comments were made just hours after a White House official confirmed that plans for President Donald Trump to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary were put on hold. Thune on Monday had conditioned the sanctions package on the outcome of that sit-down.
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