The US Congress has postponed a vote on Russian sanctions following Trump’s announcement of a 50-day deadline for Putin to agree to peace.

The US Senate will not be voting on a bill to impose sanctions on Russia and its oil and gas buyers anytime soon, said Republican Senate majority leader John Thune. “If at some point the president decides that moving forward with the bill makes sense and adds the value and leverage that he needs in these negotiations, then we will do it. We will be ready”, Thune stated.

As is known, Trump gave Russian dictator Putin 50 days to reach a peace agreement; otherwise, he promised to impose tariffs on Russia and its trading partners. According to Thune, the threat from the US president means the Senate no longer needs to pass the Graham-Blumenthal bill. The likelihood of this bill passing in the House of Representatives also seems low.

Majority Leader Steve Scalise suggested that Trump’s actions might eliminate the need for a separate sanctions bill: “If anyone can bring Putin to the negotiating table to finally negotiate peace, it’s President Trump”.