President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that he is open to lifting the recently-imposed sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin assists the U. S. in its anti-terror initiatives and in other matters.
But the sanctions, imposed by President Obama in late December in response to Russia’s alleged attempts to influence the presidential election via cyberattacks, will remain for « at least for a period of time, » Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday night.
« If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody’s doing some really great things? » he asked.
Trump also said that once he’s sworn in as the 45th president, he will happily meet with Putin. « I understand that they would like to meet, and that’s absolutely fine with me, » he said.
Also noteworthy was Trump’s suggestion that the American « One China » policy — which views Taiwan as part of China, not as a separate country — could be modified.
