Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions, Deepening Rift With Zelensky
Executive order suspends parts of a congressionally mandated sanctions law two days before they took effect, drawing Kremlin praise and Democratic accusations of capitulation.
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What to know
- Trump issued an executive order Friday night waiving several Russia sanctions two days before they were due to take effect, citing US national interest.
- The underlying law, signed by Trump in September, allows tariffs up to 100% on top buyers of Russian oil and gas and sanctions Putin, Russian banks, and the 'shadow fleet'.
- The waiver drew praise from Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev and sharp criticism from Zelensky and US Democrats including Don Beyer, who called it a surrender to Moscow.
- It follows a broader deterioration in US-Ukraine relations over a Russian diesel import deal and reported cuts to US military support for Kyiv.
“could have helped enormously”
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine · BBC News ↗ · Oct 16
Donald Trump US PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky President of UkraineKirill Dmitriev Russian presidential envoy
Don Beyer US Congressman (D-VA)
Vladimir Putin President of Russia
How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesvideosposts
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Zelensky expects more sanctions relief, talks to resume
Zelensky told reporters he believed the Trump administration would lift further sanctions against Russia, and said Ukrainian and US negotiators spoke on Friday with another meeting planned for the coming week.
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Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions, Citing ‘National Interests’ President Trump waived sweeping new sanctions on Russia, overruling bipartisan pressure for tougher measures just weeks after signing the Graham Act—Congressional paperwork meets presidential escape hatch. The decision eases pressure not only on Moscow but also on major Russian-oil…
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America's Neville Chamberlain Moment. For Shame. ---- Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the "national interests" @axios.com
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When one aids an aggressor enemy against a besieged state in order to bring harm to the innocent, they are at best, a traitor to the people.
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Zelensky says waiver disregards pressure law meant to impose — Zelensky said the sanctions 'could have helped enormously' and pointed to overnight Russian attacks on 15 Ukrainian energy facilities that caused power cuts, warning Russia was trying to cause a blackout before winter.
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Democrats accuse Trump of capitulating to Putin — Virginia Congressman Don Beyer and other Democrats criticized the move as a betrayal of Ukraine that defied Congress's intent in passing the sanctions law.
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Kremlin envoy Dmitriev hails waiver as 'historic'
Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev called the waiver 'an important and truly historic moment' on X, saying the sanctions would have caused 'serious damage' primarily to the US and global market.
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BBC News: Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies BBC News - Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxr5yv zv7rp0o Trump is Putin's puppet
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Trump waives several Russia sanctions by executive order
Two days before the sanctions were due to take effect, Trump issued an executive order suspending some of them, saying doing so was in the US 'national interest'.
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2 outlets first by Mastodon, 2h ago · also Al Jazeera · read ↗
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Trump and Zelensky trade barbs over difficulty — Trump said Zelensky was 'more difficult to deal with' than Vladimir Putin; Zelensky responded at an EU summit that it was nice to be among 'real leaders'.
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US-Ukraine relations fray over Russian diesel deal — Relations between Washington and Kyiv deteriorated after the US struck a deal to import Russian diesel to bring down domestic energy prices; Ukraine accused the Trump administration of withdrawing key military support.
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Congress passes Russia sanctions law, Trump signs it — The US Congress passed sanctions legislation targeting Russia's economy, giving Trump power to levy tariffs of up to 100% on top buyers of Russian oil and gas, and sanctioning senior Russian figures including Putin, financial institutions, and the 'shadow fleet' of vessels. Trump signed it into law in September.
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first by The Kyiv Independent, 3h ago · also The Hill, Kyiv Independent
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https://www. europesays.com/us/1125573/ Zelenskyy says Trump is ‘rewarding Putin’ as he waives new Russia sanctions passed by Congress # News # UnitedStates # UnitedStates # US
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Comrade Trumpski, one of the biggest threats to democracy, cozying up to one of his closest friends. Who’d have thought America would be so desperate they’d sink to this… # Trump # DonaldTrump # America # USA # Zelensky # UnitedStates # Putin # EU # Russia # VladimirPutin # Ukraine # War # UkraineWar # VolodymyrZelenskyy # BBC # News # BBCNews #…
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Hope he reverts from Traitor Trump back to Taco Trump and reverses his support for Russia
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That’s a polite way of putting it, Zelensky. His father not pulling out was also a mistake.
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How the US exists and how their people accept it like good little servants is the mistake.