{
  "id": 15378712,
  "title": "White House Defends Russia Sanctions Waiver to Aid Peace Talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/white-house-defends-russia-sanctions-waiver-to-aid-peace-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T07:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87404"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers has stated that enforcing statutory Graham Act sanctions and tariffs against Russia now would impede US efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Rogers defended Donald Trump’s executive waiver, asserting the statute provides executive leverage and that the president retains the authority to impose penalties at any time if national…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}