Xtreme News India 17-10-2026 19:26:26 57341773
Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies Washington - Donald Trump has blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect, as a row with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky deepens. The sanctions were passed by the US Congress and signed into law by Trump in September. But the US president issued an executive order on Friday night saying that suspending some was in the US "national interest", prompting a backlash from US lawmakers. Zelensky said it was unfortunate the US has decided to "completely disregard" the sanctions. Relations between Washington and Kyiv frayed after the US struck a controversial deal to import Russian diesel last week. Ukraine then accused the Trump administration of withdrawing key military support. Trump and Zelensky have exchanged sharp words about one another. Ukraine's president declared it was nice to be among "real leaders" while addressing an EU summit, after Trump said Zelensky was "more difficult to deal with" than Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Source: BBC News)
