Trump signed an order to extend sanctions against Russia for one year.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to extend the state of emergency and the associated sanctions against Russia for one year, which were introduced in connection with the aggression against Ukraine. The document will be officially published in the Federal Register of the United States on February 28, 2025.

'The actions and policies outlined in these executive orders continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,' the White House said in a statement.

The document states that the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 13660 and expanded by subsequent orders should remain in effect after March 6, 2025.

'In accordance with Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am extending for one year the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 13660,' Trump emphasized in his order.

The initial order was signed by President Barack Obama on March 6, 2014, in response to Russia's actions in Crimea and along Ukraine's eastern border. Subsequently, the sanctions regime was expanded by new orders, especially after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

According to U.S. legislation, orders regarding the state of emergency and sanctions against foreign states are in effect for one year, after which they require renewal by a separate presidential directive.