According to the report from CCTV International on August 16, after meeting with Russian President Putin on August 15 local time, U.S. President Trump expressed that due to the “very smooth” talks between the two sides, he would temporarily shelve plans to impose further sanctions on Russia or cause other “serious consequences”. Trump said in an interview with Fox News, “Because of what happened today, I don’t think we need to consider this issue now.” He added, “I may need to consider it in two or three weeks, but not now.”