2026-10-17 02:09 UTC
#Trump signed an #ExecutiveOrder on Friday night exempting #Russia from new #sanctions #legislation that #Congress passed last month, offering an economic lifeline to Russian President Vladimir V. #Putin as the #US turns to Russia for help lowering #gas prices [that Trump raised with his war against #Iran].
#law #geopolitics #PutinsPuppet #Ukraine #allies #Europe #NATO #democracy #StandWithUkraine #TrumpIsWeak
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@Nonilex@masto.ai 2026-10-17 02:11
The new sanctions were intended to target Russian ofcls, #oligarchs & financial institutions, & were part of legislation that was named after Sen #LindseyGraham, the SC Republican who died in July after spending more than a year building support for the measure. The #law, which is designed to squeeze the financial lifelines sustaining Russia’s #war against #Ukraine, also provided #Trump with additional #tariff authority that he could use to punish countries that continue to #trade with #Russia.
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@ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social 2026-10-17 02:17
@Nonilex@masto.ai wtf????