Daily Memo: Relief for Syria, Support for Russia

Washington is extending an olive branch to Damascus.

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Sanctions reprieve. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting some sanctions against Syria. The White House said it would continue to monitor Damascus’ progress on key issues, including normalization with Israel, addressing foreign terrorists and banning Palestinian terrorist groups. Sanctions against former Syrian leader Bashar Assad, his associates and participants in the country’s […]

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