US State department spokeswoman
says Trump administration has informed congress that 2017 sanction law is deterring Russian defense sales
- says "we estimate that foreign governments have abandoned planned or announced purchases of several billion dollars in Russian defense acquisition"
- says if law is working, sanctions will not need to be imposed because legislation serves as deterrent
- says US will not preview sanctions actions
- says "when and if we have sanctions to announce, we will do so"
- says should sanctions be imposed, they would primarily be on non-Russian entities responsible for major transactions with Russia's intelligence, defense sectors
Headlines via Reuters
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