“I instructed the Minister of Finance to lift all sanctions imposed on Turkey on October 14, which were a response to the attack on the Kurds (in the north-east of Syria. - RT ) ... The sanctions will be lifted until something happens, that we don’t like it, ”Trump told reporters.
Earlier, the US president signed a decree imposing sanctions against Turkey in connection with the military operation.
Turkey’s operation in the SAR began on October 9. According to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, its goal is to eliminate the terrorist threat against the country and create a security zone where it is planned to return Syrian refugees.
On October 17, Turkey and the United States agreed to suspend a military operation to allow Kurdish forces to withdraw their forces.