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Trump Waives Russia Sanctions

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived the sweeping Russian sanctions and tariffs enacted by the bill championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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President Trump signed an executive order pausing a new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy.12

The sanctions were named after late Senator Lindsey Graham and aimed to restrict financial resources fuelling Russia's war against Ukraine.13

Trump cited national interest as the reason for pausing the sanctions, without immediately explaining the rationale behind this decision.14

The move to pause the sanctions comes amid deteriorating relations between Trump and Ukraine, including criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.4

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Sources cited (7)
  1. Trump pauses sanctions package targeted at Russian economy CBC, 17 Oct
  2. Trump waives Russia sanctions ordered by law named for Lindsey Graham Washington Examiner, 17 Oct
  3. Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine The Guardian, 17 Oct
  4. Trump waives Russian sanctions as US-Ukraine relationship frays Evening Standard, 17 Oct
  5. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump orders last-minute stay on Russian sanctions and refuses to blame Putin for war The Independent, 17 Oct
  6. Why Trump Wants to Lift Russian Sanctions The Dispatch, 13 Oct
  7. Trump ‘could ease sanctions on Russian shadow fleet’ in desperate bid to reduce diesel prices The Independent, 16 Oct

What happened

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Friday’s announcement comes a week after Trump said the US had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia to try to bring down global energy prices, upending years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its war against Ukraine.

13 of 20 outletsfirst reported 13 Octwording from The Guardian

Named after late South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fuelling the war against Ukraine.

8 of 20 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from South China Morning Post

The sanctions that Trump has now suspended, meanwhile, also had become a campaign centrepiece for Sen. Darline Graham, the late senator's sister appointed to serve out the remaining months in his current term, who is also running to replace him in the Senate more permanently.

7 of 20 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from CBC

"It gives the president tools that he can use if he so chooses, to end the war through economic sanctions," Graham said Sunday during a debate in Columbia, S.C.

7 of 20 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from CBC

Analysis

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An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll published Oct. 1 found that Americans disapprove of the president's handling of the Iran war and blame him for higher prices.

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Trump's approval ratings have sunk to near-historic lows and pressure is mounting as Republicans try to hold control of both chambers of Congress on Election Day on Nov. 3.

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His colleagues in Congress responded with bipartisan support after his death and Trump attached his signature to the legislation — then changed his mind Friday.

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The decision was posted on the White House website late in the evening, and the notification noted that the report explaining the decision had been submitted to Congress.

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Disputed

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  • While some sources report that Trump cited national interest as the reason for pausing the sanctions, others do not provide this rationale explicitly.14
  • There is a discrepancy in whether Trump's decision to pause the sanctions was made immediately after signing the legislation or just before its implementation deadline.15

Framing

How the first headlines put it

  • The Dispatch focuses on Trump’s decision to lift Russian sanctions and discusses it in the context of his broader foreign policy approach, while The Independent highlights the potential impact on diesel prices.67
  • CBC presents the event as a pause in sanctions targeting Russia's economy, whereas The Evening Standard frames it within the context of deteriorating US-Ukraine relations.14
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Trump ‘could ease sanctions on Russian shadow fleet’ in desperate bid to reduce diesel prices The Independent

How it changed

  1. 13 Oct

    The president has announced this glorious grand deal he made with Putin to import Russian diesel, 300,000 tons, I believe, was what was announced coming to the, the US markets, which I saw a calculation equates to about 14 hours worth of American demand.

    9 outlets · The Dispatch
  2. 16 Oct

    Trump also created friction with Ukraine last week by temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian diesel exports even as allies work to squeeze Vladimir Putin into ending the full-scale invasion.

    2 outlets · The Independent
  3. 17 Oct

    US president 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".

    15 outlets · The Independent

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