Trump Signs Order Waiving Russia-Related Sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he departs the White House on Oct. 12, 2026. Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Oct. 16 waiving sanctions, restrictions, and duties on Russia provided under a law passed by Congress.

Under the legislation, all goods imported from the five largest ​importers of Russian crude oil or gas would have been subject to tariffs.

“I have submitted to the Congress a certification that the issuance of such a waiver at this time is in the national interests of the United States,” the president said in his order.

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