Suspension of "Graham's Law" by the American government; Trump suspended the implementation of a major part of the economic sanctions against Russia two days before their implementation / Washington is believed to have refused to provide classified information to Ukraine about the imminent attacks by Moscow / The US also imposed restrictions on the military version of Starlink to prevent its use by Ukrainian drones

The US president signed the law last month, which was one of the main sponsors of the late Senator Lindsey Graham; But now, at the same time as the deadline for the implementation of the restrictions has arrived, it has issued an exemption from applying a major part of the sanctions.

The Guardian wrote: The President of the United States had signed a law last month that Lindsey Graham, the late senator, was one of its main supporters; But now, at the same time as the deadline for the implementation of the restrictions has arrived, it has issued an exemption from applying a major part of the sanctions.

According to the selection report, this article continues: US President Donald Trump has suspended the implementation of a wide package of new sanctions against the Russian economy and has announced to the Congress that the suspension of the implementation of the law, which was approved by both houses, is in line with the national interests of the United States.

Trump announced in an executive order on Friday that he would issue waivers from many sanctions, restrictions and tariffs against Russia. This action takes place in a situation where he openly criticized Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, and even said that Ukraine needs a new leadership.

Kirill Dmitriev, the special envoy of the Russian President, welcomed this decision. "The Trump administration's suspension of Graham's law is an important and truly historic moment," he wrote on social media.

Trump signed this law last month; After the Congress passed it in an unprecedented move with a bipartisan agreement. The purpose of this law was to speed up the restriction of the flow of financial resources that cover the costs of Russia's war against Ukraine.

The legislation, whose main sponsor in Congress was the late Senator Lindsey Graham, targets Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of oil tankers; A fleet that helps transport Russian energy. The implementation of this law was supposed to start in two days.

The law also requires Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on imports from the five largest importers of Russian oil or natural gas. However, countries that import less than 15% of Russian natural gas exports and have taken significant measures to reduce these imports are exempt from this rule.

The announcement of Friday's decision took place a week after Trump said that the United States had agreed to buy diesel from Russia to reduce global energy prices; An action that overshadows years of pressure from the United States and Western countries on the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump announced last week that Russia would deliver more than 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, followed by another 500,000 tons in November and another 1 million tons "immediately thereafter." He wrote that Russia will continue to supply another three million tons "in a short period of time".

After the announcement of this agreement, the American president faced widespread criticism. 12 American senators, including six Republican senators, asked Trump to cancel the diesel deal with Russia.

In a bipartisan letter sent Tuesday, the group of lawmakers urged Trump to implement the sanctions powers provided for in a law passed by Congress last month. The name of this law is "Russia-Iran Sanctions Law, initiated by Lindsey O." Graham is in 2026.

According to the law signed by Trump, he had until October 18 to apply or waive the sanctions and tariffs related to Russian energy. The U.S. government had not yet announced to lawmakers whether it plans to implement sanctions or issue waivers.

Zelensky said on Friday, during a meeting with European leaders in Brussels, that the gas deal would cause money to "flow into Russia once again".

Trump announced last weekend, without informing Zelensky, that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy facilities.

Trump, who is on the verge of next month's mid-term elections, has blamed Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries for the increase in energy prices; An increase that could hurt his Republican Party and jeopardize its fragile majority in the US Senate and House of Representatives.

The Trump administration is believed to have refused to provide classified information to Ukraine about Russia's impending ballistic missile strikes. The government is also said to have imposed restrictions on StarShield, the military's version of the Starlink satellite internet network, to prevent its use by drones flying at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour (161 kilometers per hour). None of this has been officially confirmed.

The American sanctions law has also become one of the main axes of the election campaign of Darlene Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister. He was appointed to serve out the remaining months of his brother's term as a representative while also running to be elected as his permanent successor in the Senate.

In a debate earlier this week with Democratic candidate Annie Andrews of South Carolina, Darlene Graham said she was "very proud" to help pass the law; But he acknowledged that it is up to Trump to decide how to implement it.

"This law gives the president tools that he can use if he chooses to end the war through economic sanctions," Graham said at the debate in Columbia.

"So, it is up to him whether he wants to use this tool or go for another tool," he added. But I think the purpose of this law is to lower the price of gasoline and ultimately end the war. "When the war is over, the price of gasoline will drop."