Leavitt reported on Trump's desire to make decisions on sanctions on his own.

US President Donald Trump would like to make his own decisions on the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions. This was announced on July 23 by White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt.

"He was deeply involved in this conflict from the very beginning, and therefore the president wants to reserve any decisions regarding sanctions for himself — this is his authority and right," she said.

At the same time, Leavitt stressed that Trump is constantly in contact with allies in the US Senate, including Senator Lindsey Graham (listed as a terrorist and extremist in the Russian Federation).

The situation according to the requirements: normalization of the Russian Federation with the United States is under threat due to Trump's policy

Washington calls peace in Ukraine an unconditional condition for the resumption of cooperation.

On July 14, Trump announced that the United States would impose 100% secondary duties on Russia if a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine was not reached within 50 days. The American leader also added that he was "very dissatisfied with the Russian position" on the Ukrainian issue.

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