Kremlin hails Trump’s partial lifting of US sanctions as ‘historic moment’

The Kremlin has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to partially lift some of the sanctions imposed on Russia.

The Kremlin described Trump’s move to ease US sanctions on Russia as a historic moment, coming just hours after the American decision to remove some restrictions on Moscow.

The United States had doubled sanctions on Russia following its war on Ukraine, but with the US midterm elections approaching, concerns grew in Washington over rising domestic prices after Russia halted global diesel exports.

President Donald Trump held a 90-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which concluded with Putin agreeing to resume diesel exports to countries worldwide. These developments were met with anger from Ukraine.