Trump waives specified Russia sanctions, restrictions and duties under the Lindsey O. Graham Act
President Donald Trump issued an executive order waiving the application of certain sanctions, restrictions, and duties provided for under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The order also included a certification to Congress that issuing the waiver serves U.S. national interests.
This is a new, forward-looking government action: contemporaneous Reuters, FinancialJuice, and White House materials identify an executive order waiving the application of certain Russia-related sanctions, restrictions, and duties under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, together with a national-interest certification to Congress. The central situation is a sanctions waiver, so trade_sanctions is more specific than government_policy. The supplied sources do not identify every measure covered by the waiver, so the description does not imply a complete removal of Russia sanctions or unrestricted market access. Importance is set at 0.80 because the action can materially affect Russia-related trade, energy flows, and counterparties, but its scope is limited and partly unspecified. Surprise is set at 0.65 because formal relief was preceded by reports of possible relief and a diesel-specific waiver. Confidence is 0.92 based on multiple direct contemporaneous sources. The supplied grounded context dates the executive order to October 16, 2026; because the exact issuance time is not stated and the wire timestamps reflect publication rather than occurrence, the timestamp uses midnight UTC as a date-only estimate. Approved stakeholders are limited to entities with a clear, evidence-supported exposure to Russian export access, Russian crude purchasing or related refined-product competition; financial institutions, tanker companies, and other indirect names were excluded because the order's specific waived measures are not identified. The prior event matching is retained because this formal waiver advances both the Russia sanctions-legislation storyline and the reported Russia-sanctions-relief storyline without duplicating the earlier enactment or diesel-shipment developments.
US President Donald Trump said in an executive order on Saturday that he is waiving the application of certain sanctions, restrictions and duties on Russia provided for in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026.
Trump: waives application of certain sanctions, restrictions, and duties in executive order|FJ
Trump: submitted to Congress certification that waiver issuance serves US national interests - order released by White House|FJ
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (22 U.S.C. 10802 et seq.) (Graham Act), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby determine and order: Section 1. […] The post Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 appeared first on The White House .
BREAKING: President Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the U.S. national interest.
Trump Issues Executive Order Waiving Certain Sanctions, Restrictions and Duties Provided for Under the Graham Act
Several GOP lawmakers criticized President Trump’s move to exempt Russia from sanctions bill he signed law last month, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R- N.C.) calling the move "beyond irresponsible." Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions against Russia in a legislative package that was meant to put pressure on the Kremlin to...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Donald Trump’s decision to roll back sanctions on Russia will intensify the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine
The Ukrainian president also said he expected the Trump administration to lift more sanctions against Russia in the future
Tensions between Ukraine and the US are rising, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy hitting out against Donald Trump for pausing sanctions against Russia.
President Zelenskyy said the move only encourages Russia to keep attacking Ukraine.
Late Friday night, Trump issued an executive order waiving implementation of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which he signed in September.
The act would have imposed broad sanctions not only on Russia, but on other countries buying its oil.
Republicans and Democrats condemn Trump’s decision to suspend sanctions, saying it undermines support for Ukraine.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday exempting Russia from most sanctions measures that Congress passed last month.
Friday's order still keeps in place existing sanctions on Russia that were implemented under earlier executive orders.
The news comes after Trump announced last week that he had secured a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to immediately supply more diesel to U.S. and global markets.
US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on the night of October 16 that waives key sanctions, restrictions, and tariff provisions against Russia from the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act – a decision that will help Russia finance and protract the war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump’s indefinite waiver of Russia sanctions sparked bipartisan outrage in Congress, the AP reported.
President Zelenskyy urged stronger international pressure on Moscow, especially after the U.S. waived key provisions of new sanctions legislation just a week following President Trump's announced 'energy ceasefire.'
Late Friday, Trump waived new sanctions against Russia and tariffs on top buyers of Russian energy that would have taken effect under the bipartisan Graham Act he signed last month.
That came just days after the administration waived certain sanctions as part of a deal aimed at enabling higher exports of Russian diesel after high prices have become a political millstone for Republicans.
Trump didn't end the Lindsey Graham sanctions. He's just suspended the enforcement of them for now.
The president on Sunday justified his reversal of almost five years of sanctions against Russia as part of peace negotiations.
The remarks come amid renewed tensions over US policy toward Moscow including waiving some sanctions.
US Waiver of Russian Oil Sanctions Pushes WTI Prices Down to Near $97.50 - FX
President Trump signed an executive order Friday waiving sanctions and tariffs under a new law targeting Russia, potentially easing restrictions on Russian energy trade. The waiver doesn't affect earlier sanctions.
after US President Donald Trump waived sanctions and tariffs on Russia, a move that may lead to more Russian fuel exports.
US President Trump had signed an executive order to waive sanctions and tariffs on Russia, but the US secretary of state said that the president will use up to 60 days to consider the move.
The policy follows Trump’s deal to allow hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian diesel into global markets, aiming to lower high fuel prices while pressuring Russia through conditional relief.
Oil prices slipped from a five-month high on Monday as investors took profits after US President Donald Trump waived sanctions and tariffs on Russia that may lead to more Russian fuel exports.
Trump's decision to waive sanctions on Russia under legislation just approved by Congress and named after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is just the latest flashpoint
An executive order issued by Trump on Friday night waived key Russia-related US sanctions and tariffs, including duties on