Enforce them: pressure is what moves Russia

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   The waiver and the diesel deal give Russia money that helps it keep fighting in Ukraine.

   • ABC News: Trump signs order waiving Graham Act sanctions on Russia (abcnews.com)

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     Washington also pressed Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, which weakens Kyiv’s own leverage.

     • Council on Foreign Relations: Trump’s Russian diesel deal, explained (cfr.org)
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   Easing sanctions on its own puts the US out of step with its European allies.

   • Council on Foreign Relations: Trump’s Russian diesel deal, explained (cfr.org)

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   The timing suggests the decision is driven by fuel prices before the midterm elections rather than by a strategy for Ukraine.

   • Al Jazeera: US inflation rises before midterm elections, fuelling rate hike fears (aljazeera.com)

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