Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it 'trade war'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for better ties with the Trump administration. Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation last week, passing a measure that conflicts with the Republican president’s desire to improve relations with Moscow. Trump signed the bill behind closed doors, without the fanfare that has customarily accompanied his signing of executive orders. He criticized the measure as infringing on his powers to shape foreign policy, and said he could make “far better deals” with governments than Congress can. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called the sanctions tantamount to a “full-scale trade war,” adding in a Facebook post that they showed the Trump administration had demonstrated “utter powerlessness.” “The hope that our relations with the new American administration would improve is finished,” he wrote. Trump’s litany of concerns about the sanctions, which also affect Iran and North Korea, raised the question of how vigorously Trump will implement them regarding Russia. “While I favor tough measures to punish and deter aggressive and destabilizing behavior by Iran, North Korea, and Russia, this legislation is significantly flawed,” Trump said in a message to lawmakers known as a signing statement. He also issued a statement for the press about the bill. The new law allows Congress, which passed the measure to punish Russia over interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea, to halt any effort by Trump to ease sanctions on Russia.  His hands were tied after the Republican-controlled Congress approved the legislation by such a large margin last week that any presidential veto of the bill would have been overridden. The legislation provoked countermeasures by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said on Sunday that the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia must reduce its staff by 755 people. Russia is also seizing two properties near Moscow used by American diplomats. Trump has repeatedly said he wants to improve relations with Russia. That desire has been stymied by U.S. intelligence agencies’ findings that Russia interfered to help the Republican against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. U.S. congressional panels and a special counsel are investigating. Moscow denies any meddling and Trump denies any collusion by his campaign. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan welcomed the signing, saying it would send “a powerful message to our adversaries that they will be held accountable.” In his statements on the sanctions law, Trump complained about what he said was congressional infringement on the president’s constitutional power to set foreign policy, saying the law reflected congressional “preferences” rather than a legal mandate. “It is flagging those areas where the administration sees itself as having wiggle room to underenforce the law by citing claimed constitutional concerns,” said Harold Koh, a Yale Law School professor who was a legal adviser to the State Department during the Obama administration. The House’s top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, said the signing statement “raises serious questions about whether his administration intends to follow the law.” Trump said he was elected partly because of his successes in business, adding, “As President, I can make far better deals with foreign countries than Congress.” Trump’s signing statement was the latest in a series of mixed signals from the administration on Russia. “I feel like there’s several policies being implemented at once, and they’re not very compatible with one another. This is one more,” said Olga Oliker, a Russia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank based in Washington. Vice President Mike Pence, touring Baltic countries adjacent to Russia, has followed a hawkish line. Pence said Trump’s signing of the legislation would show that Congress and the president were “speaking with a unified voice” on Russia. However, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, like Trump, has been critical of the legislation. “The action by the Congress to put these sanctions in place and the way they did, neither the president nor I were very happy about that,” Tillerson said on Tuesday. The sanctions will affect a range of Russian industries and might further hurt Russia’s economy, already weakened by 2014 sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea. Besides angering Moscow, the legislation has upset the European Union, which has said the new sanctions might affect its energy security and prompt it to retaliate if needed. Several provisions of the law target the Russian energy sector, with new limits on U.S. investment in Russian companies. American companies also would be barred from participating in energy exploration projects where Russian firms have a stake of 33 percent or higher.  The legislation includes sanctions on foreign companies investing in or helping Russian energy exploration, although the president could waive those sanctions.  It would give the Trump administration the option of imposing sanctions on companies helping develop Russian export pipelines, such as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline carrying natural gas to Europe, in which German companies are involved. politicsNews
trump signs russia sanctions bill moscow calls reuters president donald trump grudgingly signed law new sanctions russia wednesday move moscow said amounted trade war end hopes better ties trump administration congress overwhelmingly approved legislation last week passing measure conflicts republican president desire improve relations moscow trump signed bill behind closed doors without fanfare customarily accompanied signing executive orders he criticized measure infringing powers shape foreign policy said could make far better deals governments congress russian prime minister diary medvedev called sanctions tantamount trade war adding facebook post showed trump administration demonstrated utter the hope relations new american administration would improve finished wrote trump italy concerns sanctions also affect iran north korea raised question vigorously trump implement regarding russia while i favor tough measures punish deter aggressive stabilizing behavior iran north korea russia legislation significantly flawed trump said message lawmakers known signing statement he also issued statement press bill the new law allows congress passed measure punish russia interference presidential election annexation ukraine crimea halt effort trump ease sanctions russia his hands tied congress approved legislation large margin last week presidential veto bill would overridden the legislation provoked countermeasures russian president vladimir putin said sunday diplomatic mission russia must reduce staff people russia also seizing two properties near moscow used american diplomats trump repeatedly said wants improve relations russia that desire studied intelligence agencies findings russia interfered help republican democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton congressional panels special counsel investigating moscow denies meddling trump denies collusion campaign republican house representatives speaker paul ryan welcomed signing saying would send powerful message adversaries held in statements sanctions law trump complained said congressional infringement president constitutional power set foreign policy saying law reflected congressional preferences rather legal mandate it flagging areas administration sees single room underenforce law citing claimed constitutional concerns said harold koh yale law school professor legal adviser state department obama administration the house top democrat nancy pesos said signing statement raises serious questions whether administration intends follow trump said elected partly successes business adding as president i make far better deals foreign countries trump signing statement latest series mixed signals administration russia i feel like several policies implemented compatible one another this one said olga oliver russia expert center strategic international studies think tank based washington vice president mike pence touring basic countries adjacent russia followed hawks line pence said trump signing legislation would show congress president speaking unified voice russia however secretary state rex tillerson like trump critical legislation the action congress put sanctions place way neither president i happy tillerson said tuesday the sanctions affect range russian industries might hurt russia economy already weakened sanctions imposed annexation crimea besides entering moscow legislation upset european union said new sanctions might affect energy security prompt retaliate needed several provisions law target russian energy sector new limits investment russian companies american companies also would barred participating energy exploration projects russian firms stake percent higher the legislation includes sanctions foreign companies investing helping russian energy exploration although president could waive sanctions it would give trump administration option imposing sanctions companies helping develop russian export pipelines nord stream pipeline carrying natural gas europe german companies involved politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it 'trade war'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for better ties with the Trump administration. Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation last week, passing a measure that conflicts with the Republican president’s desire to improve relations with Moscow. Trump signed the bill behind closed doors, without the fanfare that has customarily accompanied his signing of executive orders. He criticized the measure as infringing on his powers to shape foreign policy, and said he could make “far better deals” with governments than Congress can. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called the sanctions tantamount to a “full-scale trade war,” adding in a Facebook post that they showed the Trump administration had demonstrated “utter powerlessness.” “The hope that our relations with the new American administration would improve is finished,” he wrote. Trump’s litany of concerns about the sanctions, which also affect Iran and North Korea, raised the question of how vigorously Trump will implement them regarding Russia. “While I favor tough measures to punish and deter aggressive and destabilizing behavior by Iran, North Korea, and Russia, this legislation is significantly flawed,” Trump said in a message to lawmakers known as a signing statement. He also issued a statement for the press about the bill. The new law allows Congress, which passed the measure to punish Russia over interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea, to halt any effort by Trump to ease sanctions on Russia.  His hands were tied after the Republican-controlled Congress approved the legislation by such a large margin last week that any presidential veto of the bill would have been overridden. The legislation provoked countermeasures by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said on Sunday that the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia must reduce its staff by 755 people. Russia is also seizing two properties near Moscow used by American diplomats. Trump has repeatedly said he wants to improve relations with Russia. That desire has been stymied by U.S. intelligence agencies’ findings that Russia interfered to help the Republican against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. U.S. congressional panels and a special counsel are investigating. Moscow denies any meddling and Trump denies any collusion by his campaign. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan welcomed the signing, saying it would send “a powerful message to our adversaries that they will be held accountable.” In his statements on the sanctions law, Trump complained about what he said was congressional infringement on the president’s constitutional power to set foreign policy, saying the law reflected congressional “preferences” rather than a legal mandate. “It is flagging those areas where the administration sees itself as having wiggle room to underenforce the law by citing claimed constitutional concerns,” said Harold Koh, a Yale Law School professor who was a legal adviser to the State Department during the Obama administration. The House’s top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, said the signing statement “raises serious questions about whether his administration intends to follow the law.” Trump said he was elected partly because of his successes in business, adding, “As President, I can make far better deals with foreign countries than Congress.” Trump’s signing statement was the latest in a series of mixed signals from the administration on Russia. “I feel like there’s several policies being implemented at once, and they’re not very compatible with one another. This is one more,” said Olga Oliker, a Russia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank based in Washington. Vice President Mike Pence, touring Baltic countries adjacent to Russia, has followed a hawkish line. Pence said Trump’s signing of the legislation would show that Congress and the president were “speaking with a unified voice” on Russia. However, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, like Trump, has been critical of the legislation. “The action by the Congress to put these sanctions in place and the way they did, neither the president nor I were very happy about that,” Tillerson said on Tuesday. The sanctions will affect a range of Russian industries and might further hurt Russia’s economy, already weakened by 2014 sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea. Besides angering Moscow, the legislation has upset the European Union, which has said the new sanctions might affect its energy security and prompt it to retaliate if needed. Several provisions of the law target the Russian energy sector, with new limits on U.S. investment in Russian companies. American companies also would be barred from participating in energy exploration projects where Russian firms have a stake of 33 percent or higher.  The legislation includes sanctions on foreign companies investing in or helping Russian energy exploration, although the president could waive those sanctions.  It would give the Trump administration the option of imposing sanctions on companies helping develop Russian export pipelines, such as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline carrying natural gas to Europe, in which German companies are involved. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump signs russia sanctions bill moscow calls reuters president donald trump grudgingly signed law new sanctions russia wednesday move moscow said amounted trade war end hopes better ties trump administration congress overwhelmingly approved legislation last week passing measure conflicts republican president desire improve relations moscow trump signed bill behind closed doors without fanfare customarily accompanied signing executive orders he criticized measure infringing powers shape foreign policy said could make far better deals governments congress russian prime minister diary medvedev called sanctions tantamount trade war adding facebook post showed trump administration demonstrated utter the hope relations new american administration would improve finished wrote trump italy concerns sanctions also affect iran north korea raised question vigorously trump implement regarding russia while i favor tough measures punish deter aggressive stabilizing behavior iran north korea russia legislation significantly flawed trump said message lawmakers known signing statement he also issued statement press bill the new law allows congress passed measure punish russia interference presidential election annexation ukraine crimea halt effort trump ease sanctions russia his hands tied congress approved legislation large margin last week presidential veto bill would overridden the legislation provoked countermeasures russian president vladimir putin said sunday diplomatic mission russia must reduce staff people russia also seizing two properties near moscow used american diplomats trump repeatedly said wants improve relations russia that desire studied intelligence agencies findings russia interfered help republican democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton congressional panels special counsel investigating moscow denies meddling trump denies collusion campaign republican house representatives speaker paul ryan welcomed signing saying would send powerful message adversaries held in statements sanctions law trump complained said congressional infringement president constitutional power set foreign policy saying law reflected congressional preferences rather legal mandate it flagging areas administration sees single room underenforce law citing claimed constitutional concerns said harold koh yale law school professor legal adviser state department obama administration the house top democrat nancy pesos said signing statement raises serious questions whether administration intends follow trump said elected partly successes business adding as president i make far better deals foreign countries trump signing statement latest series mixed signals administration russia i feel like several policies implemented compatible one another this one said olga oliver russia expert center strategic international studies think tank based washington vice president mike pence touring basic countries adjacent russia followed hawks line pence said trump signing legislation would show congress president speaking unified voice russia however secretary state rex tillerson like trump critical legislation the action congress put sanctions place way neither president i happy tillerson said tuesday the sanctions affect range russian industries might hurt russia economy already weakened sanctions imposed annexation crimea besides entering moscow legislation upset european union said new sanctions might affect energy security prompt retaliate needed several provisions law target russian energy sector new limits investment russian companies american companies also would barred participating energy exploration projects russian firms stake percent higher the legislation includes sanctions foreign companies investing helping russian energy exploration although president could waive sanctions it would give trump administration option imposing sanctions companies helping develop russian export pipelines nord stream pipeline carrying natural gas europe german companies involved politicsnews