PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - October 19

By Reuters News

- The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- US President Donald Trump defendedplans to reverse nearly five years of US sanctions against Russia as part of peace negotiations adding that he's making “great progress” in a peace deal with the Kremlin.

- President Trump said on Sunday that his administration had finalized plans to transform East Potomac Golf Links in Washington saying the municipal course would close within four weeks.

- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed concerns that the US might abandon Ukraine, following a series of moves by the Trump administration, including ongoing restrictions on military-grade satellite internet service used by the Ukrainian army.

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