On Capitol Hill, lawmakers criticized Mr. Trump for not imposing additional sanctions on Russia as envisioned in the legislation passed over his objections by veto-proof bipartisan majorities in both houses last August. We cannot let these actions to continue to go unpunished.”Under the new law, Mr. Trump faced two deadlines on Monday. The law required him to impose sanctions on large purchasers of Russian military equipment but granted exceptions. Responding to criticism, the Trump administration insisted on Tuesday that it was not finished taking action under the new legislation. Grilled by Democrats during a congressional hearing, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected suggestions that the administration was delaying action on Russia.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2018 12:21 UTC