US vows to uphold Russia sanctions until it respects pledges

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington will ease sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine only when Moscow respects commitments to help restore peace.
Tillerson said Friday that “the United States sanctions will remain until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered our sanctions.”
He said separate sanctions imposed over Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula “must remain in place until Russia returns co