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Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest
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Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold: Trump’s unexpected move comes a week after he stunningly said the US had agreed to purchase diesel ...
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President Donald Trump’s decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, but no quick counter seen
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Trump's decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress: Trump recently announced a diesel deal with Putin to import Russian energy in a long-shot effort ...
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Trump Waives Graham Act Sanctions On Russia Before They Take Effect
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Trump Waives Graham Act Sanctions On Russia Before They Take Effect
Trump waives broad new Russia sanctions and tariffs under Graham Act, citing national interest
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Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the "national interests": Trump is easing up on Russia just as a bipartisan chorus calls on him to do the exact opposite.
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  • Trump cited US national interests when waiving the measures days before their scheduled implementation under last month’s law.

  • The law provided tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the five largest importers of Russian oil or gas.

  • China opposed the bill’s asserted extraterritorial reach, while India warned new tariffs could affect bilateral relations.

  • Democrat Don Beyer condemned the waiver, while Putin’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev described it as historic.
  • Trump’s latest surrender to Putin again betrays our Ukrainian partners and defies clear congressional intent of legislation designed to punish Russia for its illegal war of aggression.
    — Don Beyer, U.S. Representative (D‑Va.), commenting on Trump's waiver of Russia-related sanctions.
Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold
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Trump waives Russian sanctions outlined in Graham Act before they take effect: President Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions ...
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Trump signs executive order waiving new Russia sanctions, tariffs: The Lindsey Graham Act, named after the deceased US senator who sponsored the bill ...
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Trump puts on hold new Russia sanctions he signed into law: US president’s executive order comes two days before sanctions deadline and a week after diesel deal ...
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Trump puts on hold new Russia sanctions he signed into law
Trump puts Russia sanctions package on hold, says pause is in national interest: President Trump paused a congressional Russia sanctions package in the national ...
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Trump invokes national interest to waive new Russia sanctions, tariffs; India gets relief from 100% tariff threat
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Trump Waives Russian Oil Sanctions, Offering Relief to India: Trump said he had submitted to Congress a certification that issuing such a waiver at this time is ...
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Trump says he'll use Graham bill's Russia sanctions 'if necessary': "Last week, in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham, I signed a powerful new law passed by ...
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