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  "id": 15611651,
  "title": "Trump Defends Russia Sanctions Waiver as Rift With Ukraine Deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/trump-defends-russia-sanctions-waiver-as-rift-with-ukraine-deepens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
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    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Europe/Trump-Defends-Russia-Sanctions-Waiver-as-Rift-With-Ukraine-Deepens.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Donald Trump defended his decision to waive sweeping sanctions planned against Russia as an effort to keep Moscow at the negotiating table amid strong criticism from Kyiv and some US lawmakers that it sends the wrong message to the Kremlin. Trump signed an executive order late on October 16 that waives new sanctions mandated by legislation named for the late US senator Lindsey Graham,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Brent crude falls as Trump waives some Russia sanctions and tariffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/brent-crude-falls-as-trump-waives-some-russia-sanctions-and-tariffs",
        "published": "2026-10-19T12:40:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Live updates: GOP airs frustration over Russia sanctions waiver; Trump heads to Kansas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/live-updates-gop-airs-frustration-over-russia-sanctions-waiver-trump",
        "published": "2026-10-19T12:42:22.000Z"
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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."
}