{"id":87490,"date":"2026-10-17T09:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=87490"},"modified":"2026-10-17T09:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:18:12","slug":"trump-waives-sanctions-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/trump-waives-sanctions-on-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Waives Sanctions On Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From Axios:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Trump waived new sanctions <span style=\"color: #000000;\">on <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/world\/russia\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"Russia\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/world\/russia\" data-vars-content-id=\"12b6b8af-b40d-48ae-bf55-4abec50d805f\" data-vars-headline=\"Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the &quot;national interests&quot;\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Russia<\/a> late Friday night, saying it was in the &#8220;national interests&#8221; to hold off on the sweeping levies under the <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/09\/16\/house-russia-sanctions-bill-graham\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"Graham Act\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/09\/16\/house-russia-sanctions-bill-graham\" data-vars-content-id=\"12b6b8af-b40d-48ae-bf55-4abec50d805f\" data-vars-headline=\"Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the &quot;national interests&quot;\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Graham Act<\/a> that he signed just last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why it matters<\/strong>: Trump is easing American pressure on Russia despite a <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/13\/trump-russian-diesel-deal-betrayal-bipartisan-letter\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"bipartisan chorus\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/13\/trump-russian-diesel-deal-betrayal-bipartisan-letter\" data-vars-content-id=\"12b6b8af-b40d-48ae-bf55-4abec50d805f\" data-vars-headline=\"Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the &quot;national interests&quot;\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">bipartisan chorus<\/a> calling for him to do the exact opposite.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It comes a week after his surprise deal to let <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/09\/trump-putin-diesel-agreement-ukraine-war\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"Russia sell diesel\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/09\/trump-putin-diesel-agreement-ukraine-war\" data-vars-content-id=\"12b6b8af-b40d-48ae-bf55-4abec50d805f\" data-vars-headline=\"Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the &quot;national interests&quot;\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Russia sell diesel<\/a> internationally, which Republicans have condemned as loudly as Democrats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It also puts <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/12\/trump-russia-diesel-deal-republicans-midterms\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"Republican candidates\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/12\/trump-russia-diesel-deal-republicans-midterms\" data-vars-content-id=\"12b6b8af-b40d-48ae-bf55-4abec50d805f\" data-vars-headline=\"Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the &quot;national interests&quot;\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Republican candidates<\/a> making their final midterm sprint in the position of having to <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/14\/trump-putin-diesel-deal-midterms-russia\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"defend the president's\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/10\/14\/trump-putin-diesel-deal-midterms-russia\" data-vars-content-id=\"12b6b8af-b40d-48ae-bf55-4abec50d805f\" data-vars-headline=\"Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the &quot;national interests&quot;\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">defend the president&#8217;s<\/a> warmer relationship with a country voters overwhelmingly see as an <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/yougov.com\/en-us\/trackers\/friend-enemy-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"American enemy\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/yougov.com\/en-us\/trackers\/friend-enemy-russia\" data-vars-content-id=\"12b6b8af-b40d-48ae-bf55-4abec50d805f\" data-vars-headline=\"Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the &quot;national interests&quot;\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">American enemy<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Axios: President Trump waived new sanctions on Russia late Friday night, saying it was in the &#8220;national interests&#8221; 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