USA realizes need for sanctions against Russia, final decision to be made by Trump – Rubio
The United States is fully aware of the issue of sanctions that need to be applied against Russia, but the final decision will be made by President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
"Well, we fully understand the sanctions that we have available to us, and at some point the President may decide to do that," Rubio said, answering the question of how much time Trump needs to impose restrictions.
According to Rubio, the decision on sanctions will be up to the president. "That’ll be his decision to make. He’s not going to go around and artificially announce a time frame.
At the same time, the US Secretary of State recalled that Trump expects a similar decision from Europe.
"There are still countries in Europe that are buying Russian products, including Russian oil. And what the President has challenged our European partners is to impose the sanctions themselves that they’re asking us to impose. So if they feel deeply committed to this, they should take – we want to encourage them to actually do the things they’re asking us to do," Rubio said.