# Rubio calls Trump’s Russian oil sanctions waiver a ‘60-day pause,’ denies restricting Starlink

https://mins.news/en/item/104857

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-18 04:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/marco-rubio-says-trumps-russian-oil-sanctions-waiver-is-a-60-day-pause-denies-restricting-starlink-access/

> Rubio said Trump’s temporary waiver of sanctions on Russian oil sales gives the administration 60 days to assess the economic impact of sanctions and tariffs. He denied that the White House ordered limits on Ukraine’s Starlink access, calling that claim categorically false. Zelensky said a speed limit still affects Ukrainian interceptor drones.

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