White House says Donald Trump has signed bill imposing sanctions on Russia

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, conceding under pressure from his own party that a warmer relationship with Moscow was not in the country's best interests.

White House says Donald Trump has signed bill imposing sanctions on Russia

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, conceding under pressure from his own party that a warmer relationship with Moscow was not in the country's best interests.

The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election and for its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, where the Kremlin has backed President Bashar Assad.

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