UPDATE 1-U.S. extends deadline for sanctions on Russian van maker GAZ
May 22, 2018 at 15:40 PM EDT
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday gave American customers of Russia's biggest van manufacturer GAZ more time to comply with sanctions, further backing away from its initially uncompromising stance on GAZ's owner, Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska.