{
  "id": 10990341,
  "title": "US Congress Members Urge Trump Administration Not To Ease Russia Sanctions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-congress-members-urge-trump-administration-not-to-ease-russia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T17:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/us-congress-members-urge-trump-administration-not-to-ease-russia-sanctions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A bipartisan coalition of U.S. House of Representatives members has urged the Trump administration to refrain from easing sanctions on Russia and instead fully enforce newly enacted legislation, according to UATV English relays. The appeal was made on September 29 by co-chairs Marcy Kaptur, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Quigley and Joe Wilson, representing the 104-member bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus. In response to reports of the administration considering releasing Russian political prisoners for sanctions relief, the lawmakers argued that easing sanctions while Russia continues its full-scale invasion of Ukraine would have the opposite intended effect, potentially emboldening Moscow and prolonging the conflict. They urged the administration to strengthen economic pressure on Russia by fully implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which President Donald Trump signed into law on September 18. The measure expands statutory sanctions, tariffs and restrictions targeting Russia, establishing new authorities to target Russian officials, financial institutions and energy sector entities. The legislation requires the administration to take specific actions within 30 days, with October 18 marking the first major implementation deadline. The Congressional Ukraine Caucus called on the administration to promptly implement the new sanctions rather than pursue measures that could diminish economic pressure on Moscow, arguing that the objective should be to increase costs for Russia while the war continues.",
  "summary": "A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives has urged the Trump administration not to ease sanctions against Russia and instead fully implement newly enacted legislation designed to increase economic pressure on Moscow, UATV English relays. The appeal was made on September 29 by Marcy Kaptur, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Quigley and Joe Wilson, the co-chairs of the 104-member…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bipartisan U.S. House members urge Trump admin to maintain Russia sanctions",
    "Congress members argue easing sanctions could worsen Ukraine conflict",
    "Lindsey O. Graham Act requires specific actions within 30 days"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}