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Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK, NBC News Top Stories, CBC World, GDELT Global News DOC API, South China Morning Post Asia, and RTHK International News are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Russia. The first report grouped here was at 17 Oct 2026, 02:25 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect Donald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by RTHK International News
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Trump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin
- New development reported by GDELT Global News DOC API
- Picked up by CBC World
- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
Trump suspends new Russia sanctions following deal to purchase diesel, citing ‘national interests’
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine
Same story, different outlets
6 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The GuardianTrump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine
- NBC News Top StoriesTrump suspends new Russia sanctions following deal to purchase diesel, citing ‘national interests’
- CBCTrump pauses sanctions package targeted at Russian economy
- GDELT Global News DOC APITrump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold , saying waiver is in US national interest
- South China Morning PostTrump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin
- RTHK International NewsTrump waives sanctions over buying of Russian oil