# Trump exempts Russia from further sanctions required by new law

https://mins.news/en/item/104049

- Financial Times, 2026-10-17 02:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/836eddd7-3adc-4cbb-8527-7a0a7a277e50?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> After striking a deal with Moscow to release diesel, the US president gives Putin temporary relief from threatened energy measures mandated by a new law.

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