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The United States will impose new sanctions against Russia until it withdraws its military forces from occupied Donbas and restores Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly has said.

“We welcome the ‘Kremlin Report’ – a consolidated move by the legislative branch, the Congress, and the executive branch, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, on the implementation of sanctions. The explanation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of State clearly states that the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which mentions Russia, was approved because of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, therefore, there will obviously be further steps,” he said live on the 112 Ukraine television channel on January 31.

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