A White House spokeswoman said the United States continues to reject Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula, days after President Donald Trump cast doubt on that position. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on July 2 that the U.S. sanctions imposed on Moscow following the 2014 annexation would remain until Moscow reversed its decision, RFE/RL wrote.
“We do not recognize Russia’s attempt to annex Crimea,” Sanders said. “We agree to disagree and the sanctions against Russia remain in place until Russia returns the peninsula to the Ukraine.”
