特朗普总统签署行政令，豁免国会最近通过的针对俄罗斯的新制裁措施123。这一举动发生在该制裁法案即将生效之前，该法案以已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆命名，定于10月18日生效3。特朗普在声明中表示已向国会提交证明，称此时签署豁免令符合美国国家利益1。
格雷厄姆法案授予特朗普对俄罗斯石油和天然气的前五大购买国（主要是中国和印度）征收高达100%关税的权力3。特朗普之前曾于9月签署了这项制裁法案，但随后在周五晚发布行政令予以搁置3。据报道，特朗普上周宣布与普京通话，同意从莫斯科采购柴油3，以试图降低全球能源价格1。
这一决定引发了两党议员的强烈反对。20位两党议员在周四致函特朗普，敦促其"充分忠实地实施"该法案3。乌克兰总统泽连斯基批评此举是对普京的"礼物"，并称其"相当于投资一场必须结束的战争"3。
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on October 17 to suspend newly enacted Congressional sanctions against Russia, citing national security reasons. 13 Trump submitted a certification to Congress stating that "the issuance of such a waiver at this time is in the national interests of the United States." 1 The order waives multiple Russia-related sanctions and tariffs just before they were set to take effect. 23 The legislation, known as the Graham Act after late Senator Lindsey Graham who backed it, was scheduled to become law on October 18. 3
The waived sanctions included provisions that would have granted Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and natural gas, primarily China and India. 3 India had previously expressed concern about the sanctions framework. 1 The suspension drew strong bipartisan pushback, with twenty lawmakers from both parties sending a letter to Trump on Thursday urging him to "fully and faithfully implement" the law. 3 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the move as a "gift" to President Putin and stated the action was "equivalent to investing in a war that must end." 3
Trump's decision coincided with an agreement to purchase Russian diesel fuel announced the previous week, part of efforts to reduce global energy prices. 13 The action has intensified tensions between Washington and Kyiv. 3
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