Trump suspended some of the sanctions against Russia

Donald Trump has suspended part of the US sanctions against Russia that were imposed under the "Graham's Act" and told Congress that these exemptions are in line with US national interests.

Donald Trump has suspended part of the US sanctions against Russia that were imposed under the "Graham's Act" and told Congress that these exemptions are in line with US national interests.

Ambassador Arjan-International Group: Donald Trump suspended part of the restrictions and sanctions imposed against Russia based on "Graham's Law".

The White House confirmed that Trump had notified Congress of the decision in an official statement.

In this notification, Trump announced that the said sanctions exemptions are directly aligned with the national interests of the United States.

As tensions between Washington and Kyiv escalate, Reuters reported that an order has been issued from within the White House to limit the use of the Starlink military service, known as StarShield, by the Ukrainian military.

Accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of not having a real will to reach an agreement with Russia, Donald Trump claimed that Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries have caused an increase in global oil prices.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of ignoring Donald Trump's positions following the Russian missile and drone attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. Referring to the power outage of hundreds of thousands of people, he asked the US president to impose more severe sanctions against Russia and provide more Patriot interceptor missiles to Kiev.