{
  "id": 15180111,
  "title": "Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-pauses-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-amid-deepening",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:53:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/17/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid-deepening-row-with-ukraine"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect 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…",
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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."
}