Trump puts Russia sanctions on hold despite signing bill

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 03:32 · Archive

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending a new sanctions package against Russia that Congress passed and he had previously signed.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending a new sanctions package against Russia that he had previously signed into law just a month earlier. The package, named after the late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham who died in July, had aimed to restrict the flow of financial resources fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine.

Trump told Congress the suspension was in the national interest. The move comes a week after Trump announced the US had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia in an attempt to bring down global energy prices, despite the potential impact on Ukraine.

Graham had advocated for stricter sanctions against Russia as a means of pressuring it to end its war in Ukraine. Congress responded with bipartisan support for the legislation following his death. The package was intended to deprive Russia of resources needed to continue its war, which began with an invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.

How it is being reported

• Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interestPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.Clickorlando · 17 Oct, 02:42
• Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interestPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.News4Jax · 17 Oct, 02:42

In this story: Donald Trump · Lindsey Graham · Russia · Ukraine · Congress

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