Russia Hails Trump Waiving Sanctions as 'Historic'
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving sweeping US sanctions targeting Russia's energy revenues. Kirill Dmitriev, envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, called the suspension of the Graham Act "an important and truly historic moment". The Kremlin and Putin had not yet reacted to the move.
Why it matters: The waiver is a shift in US sanctions policy that lifts measures targeting Russia's energy and defense sectors, as well as Putin and the tanker fleet used to circumvent Western sanctions.