Trump is unlikely to impose sanctions anytime soon, given the law tightening sanctions against Moscow

A Senate Democratic aide told Politico that the administration is showing no signs of readiness through Treasury, State and Commerce Department channels.

Washington, October 14. /TASS/. The Politico newspaper quoted sources as saying that it is unlikely that the Washington administration will impose new sanctions against Russia under the Sanctions Act in the near future.

On September 18, US President Donald Trump signed a bill passed by Congress that imposes sanctions on top Russian political and military leaders and state-owned enterprises, as well as secondary sanctions on Russia's business partners. "The Act requires that <…> 30 days after signing the bill, President Donald Trump must decide what individuals and entities he describes as meeting the sanctions criteria." States," according to the publication.

"It's too little for them to just send the waiver," a Democratic Senate aide told the newspaper. He added: "I expect this to happen and then there will be no other choice because this bill is written that way."

A Senate aide said that traditionally, if the administration planned major sanctions steps, there would be many messages from the Treasury Department, the State Department and the Department of Commerce leading up to it. That's not happening now, he noted.