PoliticsTrump explains siding with Putin on sanctions; analyst reacts

US President Donald Trump waived another set of sanctions tied to Russian fossil fuel sales, prompting bipartisan backlash days before they were due to take effect under a bill he signed last month. The executive-order waiver comes as Trump’s feud with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky intensifies and support for Kyiv in Washington shows cracks, heightening concern among European allies.

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