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

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, 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. 7 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…

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Story timeline

Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.

  1. First reported by RTHK International News

    Trump waives sanctions over buying of Russian oil

  2. New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia

    Trump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin

Same story, different outlets

5 headlines

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Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid…