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Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump

France 24·October 17, 2026 at 9:23 AM

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia's energy revenues, marking a new low in Washington's ties with war-torn Ukraine. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells us more.

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