Trump waives ‘bone-crushing’ Russia sanctions

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The US president has invoked a national-interest exemption to suspend sweeping penalties under the Lindsey Graham bill

US President Donald Trump has suspended sweeping new sanctions against Russia that he signed into law just a month ago, invoking a national-interest exemption to waive penalties targeting Moscow’s economy and countries purchasing Russian energy.

In an executive order issued on Friday, Trump waived sanctions and tariffs mandated by the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, including proposed 500% tariffs on Russian imports and 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.

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