🇺🇸Trump signed an executive order suspending new Russia sanctions under the Graham Act, without repealing the legislation.

The executive action was reported as signed on October 16. The supplied coverage says Trump suspended implementation of a new package of broad sanctions against Russia’s economy that Congress had passed. He told Congress that the suspension served the U.S. national interest.

The action concerns implementation rather than repeal. A separate summary identifies the legislation as the 2026 Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act and says the order waived multiple Russia-related sanctions, restrictions, and tariffs. The source explicitly states that the legislation itself was not abolished.

The reports describe differing official responses. Russian presidential representative Kirill Dmitriev welcomed the decision and said economic dialogue with the United States would continue, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the failure to apply the legislation. The supplied material does not contain the executive order’s full text, a waiver expiration date, or a provision-by-provision account of its scope.