# Trump’s suspension of penalties on oligarchs leaves Ukraine reeling as Kremlin cheers

https://mins.news/en/video/104557

- DW News, 2026-10-17 17:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rntt9gLtNXQ

> US President Donald Trump has put a new round of sanctions against Russia on hold, just days after agreeing with Moscow that the US would buy Russian diesel fuel. The measures, due to take effect this weekend, targeted Russian officials and oligarchs and were conceived in honor of the late Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham.

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