Afghanistan, Oct. 17 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has waived several sanctions, restrictions and tariffs targeting Russia and countries that purchase Russian oil and gas, days before the measures were due to take effect under a law he signed last month.
In an executive order released by the White House on Friday, Trump said the decision was in the national interest of the United States. The move suspends key provisions of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which was designed to increase economic pressure on Moscow over its war against Ukraine.
The law authorized tariffs of up to 100 percent on goods imported from the five largest buyers of Russian crude oil or gas, as well as penalties for countries that cont...