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  "id": 15114117,
  "title": "Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid-15114117",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T03:38:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid-deepening-row-with-ukraine"
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  "summary": "Donald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national interest. In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he was waiving many sanctions, restrictions and duties on Russia, in a move that […]",
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        "title": "Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-17T02:53:38.000Z"
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  "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."
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