Economics
Trump Says U.S. Lifting Turkey Sanctions as Cease-Fire Holds
- If Turkey resumes attacks, he says penalties will be reimposed
- President praised his approach after lawmakers’ criticism
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President Donald Trump said he is lifting recently imposed sanctions against Turkey after the country complied with a cease-fire agreement with Kurdish forces in Syria.
“The sanctions will be lifted -- unless something happens that we’re not happy with,” Trump said Wednesday in a statement from the White House.