# Trump waives Russia sanctions as rift with Zelenskyy widens

https://mins.news/en/item/104105

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 04:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/trump-waives-russia-sanctions-as-rift-with-zelenskyy-widens?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump has waived additional sanctions on Russia in an effort to ease energy prices, drawing widespread condemnation from Ukraine and EU allies. The order comes as tensions between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy deepen.

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