President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that temporarily suspends the enforcement of a broad sanctions package targeting Russia. The White House said the move is in the national interest and is a response to congressional action. The order affects a law named after the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. The legislation, which seeks to tighten sanctions on the Russian economy and restrict financial flows that support Russia’s war in Ukraine, had been pending congressional approval. Trump’s executive action pauses its implementation while the Senate considers the measure.
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