'Why Wait To Sanction Them?': Reporters Press Trump On Sanctions For Russia

President Donald Trump was asked about calls to increase sanctions on Russia and the status of Russia-Ukraine talks.

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00:00In a little while.

00:01Can you guarantee the U.S.-Russia talks on U.S.-Russia talks?

00:04When will they restart?

00:05They're starting already.

00:07Mr. President, why are they facing the United States to apply more sanctions on Russia?

00:13Do you have to support that?

00:14Well, Europe is saying that, but they haven't done it yet.

00:17Let's see them do it first.

00:19You told me earlier that you could sanction Russia.

00:22Why wait?

00:23Why wait to sanction them?

00:24Because I'm waiting to see whether or not a deal is signed.

00:26Can you guarantee the U.K. would be something to do?

00:29You know, sanctions cost us a lot of money.

00:31When I sanction a country, that costs the U.S. a lot of money, a tremendous amount of money.

00:37It's not just, let's sign a document.

00:39You're talking about billions and billions of dollars.

00:42Sanctions are not that easy.

00:43It's not just a one-way street.

00:45I'm just going to say, do you think that...