Russia says expects sanctions to stay in place despite Trump win

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gestures during a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Jericho November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) - Russia expects Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict to stay in place despite Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.

"Our position is that sanctions will remain unchanged," Medvedev told a news conference in Jericho on the West Bank after earlier meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.