For now, new US sanctions on Russia are on hold, with next steps unclear even if talks to end the Ukraine war fail.

The Trump administration has shelved its threat to impose new sanctions and "secondary" tariffs on Russia and buyers of its oil exports as diplomatic efforts broaden.

“There’s no deal until there is a deal,” Trump told reporters at a press conference in Anchorage, Alaska, following a meeting between Trump, Putin, Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…