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Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies
BBC10/17/2026
Image source, Reuters By Max Matza Published 17 October 2026, 03:48 BST Updated 1 hour ago Donald Trump has blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect, as a row with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky deepens. The sanctions were passed by the US Congress and signed into law by Trump in September. But the US president issued an executive order on Friday night saying that suspending some was in the US "national interest", prompting a backlash from US lawmakers. Relations between Washington and Kyiv frayed last week, after the US struck a controversial deal to import Russian diesel . Ukraine then accused the Trump administration of withdrawing key military support.
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