Trump fjerner Russland-sanksjoner
Presidenten gir Vladimir Putin en ny økonomisk livline bare dager før loven skulle tre i kraft.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday evening, removing Russia from many sanctions imposed by Congress last month, according to Wall Street Journal. Known as the "Graham Act," the law was named after the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who died in July. It targeted Russian officials, oligarchs, and financial institutions, giving Trump the ability to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian oil.
Trump informed Congress that granting such an exception at this time is in the United States' national interest, according to NRK, citing Reuters. The decision came after Trump signed a controversial deal last week to buy diesel from Russia, which has faced opposition from politicians of both parties. Crude oil and gas prices have surged significantly since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran late in February.
"Energy prices, including diesel, gasoline, and gas, are a very important consideration for American voters when they go to the polls," Ole Gunnar Austvik, a professor emeritus at University of Innlandet, told E24 earlier this week. Americans are heading to the polls at the beginning of November. Trump is very concerned about this and wants to lower prices as much as he can, contributing as much as possible, but there's not much left to do, says Republican Congressman Don Bacon to Wall Street Journal.
Democrat Elizabeth Warren calls the move a "complete defeat" for leadership. Trump's move appears to be a response to Congress's instructions, says Warren to The New York Times.
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