Trump waives new Russia sanctions package, Zelenskyy warns gas deals could follow

President Trump signed an executive order on October 17 waiving a new package of sanctions and tariffs on Russia that was due to take effect under the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act he himself signed in September; he cited the national interest and set no end date for the waiver. The law targets Russian banks, officials and shadow-fleet tankers, and places duties on countries still buying Russian oil. The move comes days after Italy's Meloni called Trump's diesel deal with Moscow very risky; in Brussels, President Zelenskyy warned Ukraine cannot accept diesel deals, because gas deals will come next.

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