Trump Administration
accomplishments
concerning Russia,
that I had summarized
in the recent
January February 2019
ECONOMIC LOGIC
newsletter:
The Trump Administration
took several tough actions
against Russia,
including some the
Obama Administration
avoided.
February 2017
—The U.S. government launched a Russian-language TV network, run by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America, to counter Russian propaganda.
April 21, 2017
—The Trump Administration refused to issue waivers to any companies which wanted to do business with Russia, which was under economic sanctions, including ExxonMobil, which had applied for a waiver.
The day earlier, the Trump Administration announced, in strong language, it was implementing the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which blacklisted certain Russian citizens.
June 20, 2017
—The same day President Trump met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 38 Russian individuals and entities involved in the conflict with Ukraine.
December 21, 2017
—The Trump administration approved the export of lethal small arms to Ukraine, including a multimillion-dollar sniper rifle deal – something the Obama Administration refused to do – ramping up its support for the country in the simmering conflict with Russia-backed separatists.
March 26, 2018
—The U.S. expelled 60 Russian diplomats and closed a Russian consulate in Seattle.
April 6, 2018
—The Trump Administration instituted sanctions on 38 Russian individuals and entities, including oligarchs and high-ranking government officials.
July 16, 2018
—President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, seeking to improve relations between the two countries,something strongly condemned by the Left, establishment, and the media.
August 8, 2018
—The Trump Administration announced it would enact sanctions on Russia because of a nerve-agent attack on a former spy in the UK earlier that year.
August 21, 2018
—The Treasury Department announced two new rounds of sanctions against Russian individuals and entities, among others, one for violating UN sanctions on North Korea and the other for cyber activities against the U.S.
November 8, 2018
—The U.S. imposed sanctions on 12 individuals and entities connected to Russia's occupation of Crimea.
December 19, 2018
—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on 15 Russian individuals and entities for allegedly interfering in the 2016 election and playing a role in a nerve-agent attack in the UK.
