UK rejects Trump's decision to halt Russia sanctions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 11:31 · Archive

The UK will continue increasing pressure on Russia despite Donald Trump halting a sanctions package, a Cabinet minister said.

Yvette Cooper said the UK takes a 'different view' to Donald Trump on Russian sanctions after the US President halted a package that was due to come into force on Sunday. Speaking to Sky News's Sunday Morning programme, Cooper said Britain would continue increasing pressure on Moscow, adding: 'We've been very clear that Ukraine's security is also our security. It's Europe security. It's also UK security.'

Cooper declined to directly criticise Trump, saying Britain had to play 'a crucial diplomatic role' in bringing the Nato alliance together in support of Ukraine. She said: 'The US are part of the Nato alliance, and the Nato alliance has been very clear about the threat from Russia, not just to Ukraine, but to the whole of the alliance, to other alliance members, to the whole of Europe.'

Trump's decision to block the sanctions came after a week of deteriorating relations between the US and Ukraine. The Mirror reports that the White House had slowed down the US-provided Starlink satellite system used by Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones, and that Trump had decided to import Russian diesel to the US. Trump has also suggested Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should be replaced and declined to say whether Russia was responsible for the war.

How it is being reported

• Yvette Cooper's thinly veiled swipe at Donald Trump over Russia sanctions block as UK sends warning to PutinYvette Cooper said the UK takes a 'different view' to Donald Trump on Ukraine after he halted a package of sanctions on Russia just two days before they were due to come into forceThe Mirror · 18 Oct, 11:13
• UK takes ‘different view’ to Trump on Russia sanctions, says ministerHer comments follow a week in which relations between the US and Ukraine have deteriorated sharply.Evening Standard · 18 Oct, 10:34

In this story: Yvette Cooper · Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · Volodymyr Zelensky · Russia · Ukraine · UK · NATO

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