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- RechercheSecretary of State Marco Rubio described the suspension as a 60-day pause to assess its potential impact on the global and US economies.
- RechercheUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the decision wrong and said it would benefit Russia and encourage further aggression; these are his stated views, not an independently established outcome.
- RechercheThe law was intended to increase pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, and it included proposed sanctions targeting Russian officials, banks and an oil-tanker fleet used to move Russian energy.