If Trump wanted to restore normal relations with Russia, then why hasn't he?

At the White House, President Donald Trump responded to a reporter's question about whether he was easing sanctions on Russia, saying, "I'm not easing anything."
A senior Treasury Department official said the exceptions were "a very technical fix" made in response to "direct complaints" from companies that were unable to import many consumer technology products without a permit from the FSB. The action had been in the making for weeks before Trump took office on Jan. 20