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WASHINGTON, March 2 - RIA Novosti. President of the United States Donald Trump ordered to extend for another year sanctions against Russia because of the situation in Ukraine, the White House said.

The press service said that since the situation around Ukraine "continues to represent an unusual and extraordinary threat to national security and US international policy," the presidential decree of 2014, which imposed sanctions on Russia, is extended by one year .

The White House informed about the corresponding decision of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Paul Ryan.

Western countries in 2014 imposed sanctions against Russia because of the situation in Ukraine, and then extended and extended them several times. European politicians link the issue of lifting the restriction with the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

Moscow has repeatedly stated that the country is not a party to the conflict in the east of Ukraine and a party to these agreements.

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