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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said he supported the bill imposing new sanctions against Russia, but hopes he will not have to use it.
"I support you. Support it. I hope we don't have to use it anyway," Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Senator Lindsey Graham* said that Trump gave the green light to a bill to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
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