When it was determined that Russia was behind the poisoning attempt on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter last March, England quickly moved to impose sanctions. Since this violates international law, allies are obligated to also impose sanctions on the offending country.
But Trump hemmed and hawed until Congress insisted and penalities were finally imposed this week.
Why the delay? Trump’s ‘friendship ‘ with the dictator Putin. It is a scary world we live in now.
