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Trump waives new Russia sanctions two days before they take effectAnalysis finds nearly every substantive sanction waived
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A detailed provision-by-provision breakdown of the executive order concluded Trump had waived essentially all parts of the Graham Act that would have had real effect.
“Spoiler: All the ones that did anything.”
explaintrade.com / Dmitri Opines
Donald Trump US PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky President of UkraineVladimir Putin / Russia Beneficiary of the sanctions waiver
Don Beyer US Representative (D-VA)
Richard Blumenthal US Senator
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch
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first by Evening Standard, 10h ago · also Hindustan Times, RFE/RL, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Bangkok Post, France 24 EN, Channel News Asia +3
4 more headlines
- ‘Truly historic moment’: Putin's envoy hails Trump's move to waive some sanctions against Russia Hindustan Times · 9h ago
- Trump Waives Graham Act Sanctions On Russia Before They Take Effect RFE/RL · 9h ago
- Trump waives key Russia-related sanctions and tariffs Bangkok Post · 8h ago
- Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump France 24 EN · 7h ago
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first by Euronews, 10h ago · also Moscow Times EN
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- Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From New Sanctions Legislation Moscow Times EN · 9h ago
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first by Mastodon, 11h ago · also Kyiv Independent
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The Lindsey Graham Act would have imposed significant new sanctions on Russia from 18 October, but allowed the President to issue waivers. He just did. To avoid screaming, I went through every provision explaining them and indicating which he waived. Spoiler: All the ones that did anything.
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Trump signed an executive order Friday suspending sweeping tariffs and sanctions targeting Russia, just two days before they were set to take effect under the Lindsey Graham sanctions law he signed last month. Trump told Congress the move was in the U.S. “national interest.”
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Obeying his Kremlin master, Trump puts all the new Russian sanctions of the Lindsey Graham bill on hold. https:// apnews.com/article/russia-sanc tions-trump-ukraine-e50c561ab805883bb4e484c092d8fadd?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
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Your probably right... But I'm a sucker for redemption Arcs.. id much much prefer it if he learned the error of his actions or get embarrassed and defeated and love out his last year's in shame .. It would be even better if the halls of justice actually held him to account than him dying thinking yes some kind of hero or he fooled everyone and…
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⚡️ Update: Trump sides with ‘bloodthirsty thug’ by Russia sanctions waiver, Senator Blumenthal says.
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President Trump signed an executive order waiving the key sanctions in the Lindsey Graham sanctions package. He wrote: "I am hereby waiving the application of such sanctions, restrictions, and duties provided for in the Graham Act. I have submitted to the Congress a
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Man, I bet the Whitehouse absolutely reeks of Putin's taint. https://www. cbc.ca/news/world/trump-waiver -russia-sanctions-ukraine-9.7385045
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It’s a number of factors but the biggest is the cost of diesel and gasoline is extremely sensitive political issue that threatens to flip the house and senate. Trump is dependent on the house and senate being republican to let him act like a dictator because they are abandoning their duty as a branch of government. The presidency isn’t this…
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Let there be no doubt. Trump is an enemy of Europe We so hope the good people of America take away his power in the mid terms.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has waived sweeping sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia's energy revenues, marking a new low in ties between the U.S. and Ukraine. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/ 17/world/politics/trump-waives-russia-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # worldnews # politics # us # donaldtrump # republicans…
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There should've been literal arrests by Biden one hour after he took over White House, you know, because of literal treason and insurrection on January 6th. Where policemen were lynched by Trump mob to say the least. We're watching repeat of Beer Hall Putsch, but we're comforting ourselves everything is ok as long as they don't fly swastika flags…
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The White House order formally sets steep Russia-related tariffs under the Graham Act, then immediately waives them. That includes a 500% tariff on Russian goods and 100% tariffs targeting the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas and the top five facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion.
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Hmmm, de Tangerine Tyrant heft aantal sancties voor Rusland, opgelegd door Congress, weer op... Waarom zou dat nou toch zijn??? (Ik word steeds nieuwsgieriger naar het belastende materiaal dat Poetin in handen heeft). https://www. whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac tions/2026/10/implementing-the-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-of-2026/
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SS : President Trump signed an executive order on Friday night exempting Russia from a new sanctions measure that Congress passed last month, offering another economic lifeline to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin as the United States turns to Russia for help in lowering gas prices. The sanctions were intended to target Russian officials…
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Trump waived Russia-related sanctions days before they were due to take effect under the Graham Act. The measures included tariffs of up to 100% on goods imported into the US from the five largest buyers of Russian crude oil or gas. Trump said the waiver was in the US national interest. #Russia
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🇷🇺 The NGO Urgewald has identified what it says are all the 134 vessels involved in Russian gas trade since 2022, which have carried over 150 million metric tons of cargo since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. https:// kyivindependent.com/exclusive- watchdog-names-ships-carrying-russian-gas-blasts-trump-sanctions-waiver/ # russia
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What is happening right now is not remotely aligned with normal US politics. You have someone completely unhinged and downright dangerous in charge of your country. It’s so far from normal it’s hard to comprehend. The whole world is watching wondering why you’re so apathetic. We see some Reddit outrage at times but that’s about it. What you’re…
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Trump signed an executive order waiving almost all the new Graham Act sanctions on Russia just weeks after signing the law itself, citing US national interests.
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This would be the thing hapless press secretary lady either couldn’t or wouldn’t defend? Trump puts new Russia sanctions on hold The US president cited national interests for his decision to sign a waiver on sanctions Congress voted to place on Russia. https://www. dw.com/en/trump-puts-new-russi a-sanctions-on-hold/a-79685002
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Well, I am not really a good Christian. I do not see giving someone a better sentiment than the one I received from him as a virtue. As I said, I have never heard a good word said about Russians who oppose Putler, only attitudes like, “You get what you deserve,” or, “Go back to Russia and deal with the dictatorship.” And now, when Americans have…
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🇺🇸❌ Update: Trump waived sanctions targeting Russian fossil fuel sales just days before they were due to take effect. The measures would have imposed tariffs of up to 100% on goods from major importers of Russian oil and gas. Russian officials welcomed the waiver…
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18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason Trump puts on hold new Russia sanctions he signed into law | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/ trump-puts-on-hold-new-russia-sanctions-he-signed-into-law?traffic_source=rss
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When people in the US protest against the interests of the establishment, they get brutalized, in some cases killed, blinded by rubber bullets at point blank, permanently handicapped. Tear gas, there’s talk that they’ve developed gloves that electro shock you? Sonic weapons. But if you wanna try to overthrow an election and break into the Capitol…
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"Republicans and Democrats passed this law in Lindsey Graham's name to squeeze Russia's war revenues. Trump has now hollowed it out before its main sanctions could bite," said Alexander Kirk, a sanctions campaigner at Urgewald.
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