White House Decides Not To Impose New Sanctions On Russia : NPR
The Trump administration  has told Congress a law passed last year meant to punish Moscow for interfering in U.S. elections is having an effect  even without new sanctions.
So  the Trump administration  has told Congress  it  does not need to impose new Russia-related sanctions  at least  not right now.  The administration  says a law passed last year that was meant to punish Moscow for meddling in U.S. elections is having an effect. Here's more from NPR diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen.
MICHELE KELEMEN  BYLINE: The deadline was Monday for  the Trump administration  to impose sanctions on anyone doing significant business with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors already blacklisted by the U.S. The State Department says it believes that the threat of additional sanctions - that is  the law itself - has disrupted several billion dollars in Russian defense deals. So officials say the law is already having a deterrent effect  and they see no need to impose sanctions.
The Trump administration had other reports due Monday under CAATSA  the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. That includes the so-called oligarchs list  the names of wealthy and influential Russians who are close to President Vladimir Putin. But some experts were unimpressed by the unclassified version  which gives few details other than the names and titles of Putin's advisers.
Still  the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee  Ben Cardin  says he appreciates the administration's closed-door briefing on all of this. He's vowing to keep close watch to ensure that the Trump administration follows the law that he helped to draft. Eliot Engel  the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee  blasted the Trump administration for not imposing new sanctions and  in his words  letting Russia off the hook yet again. Michele Kelemen  NPR News  Washington.
[TGT]has told Congress a law passed last year meant to punish Moscow for interfering in U.S. elections is having an effect  even without new sanctions.
So  [TGT]has told Congress  [TGT]  does not need to impose new Russia-related sanctions  at least  not right now.  [TGT]says a law passed last year that was meant to punish Moscow for meddling in U.S. elections is having an effect. Here's more from NPR diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen.
MICHELE KELEMEN  BYLINE: The deadline was Monday for  [TGT]to impose sanctions on anyone doing significant business with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors already blacklisted by the U.S. The State Department says it believes that the threat of additional sanctions - that is  the law itself - has disrupted several billion dollars in Russian defense deals. So officials say the law is already having a deterrent effect  and they see no need to impose sanctions.
[TGT] had other reports due Monday under CAATSA  the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. That includes the so-called oligarchs list  the names of wealthy and influential Russians who are close to President Vladimir Putin. But some experts were unimpressed by the unclassified version  which gives few details other than the names and titles of Putin's advisers.
Still  the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee  Ben Cardin  says he appreciates [TGT]'s closed-door briefing on all of this. He's vowing to keep close watch to ensure that [TGT] follows the law that he helped to draft. Eliot Engel  the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee  blasted [TGT] for not imposing new sanctions and  in his words  letting Russia off the hook yet again. Michele Kelemen  NPR News  Washington.