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Russia Celebrates 'Historic Moment' After Trump Formally Waives Graham Act Sanctions

Russia Celebrates 'Historic Moment' After Trump Formally Waives Graham Act Sanctions The Kremlin is praising the Trump White House after the US President on Friday signed an executive order to waive a new package of sanctions and tariffs on Russia. What's essentially a major and unexpected 'stay of execution' comes after in September Trump had signed the "Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026" into law. It was expected to take effect soon, as part of a big Washington ramping up of pressure to further strangle the Russian economy and thus starve Putin's war ma