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US President Donald Trump has drawn criticism from several American lawmakers following his reported decision to waive sanctions targeting Russian energy sales. Democratic politicians accused the President of weakening economic pressure on Moscow and undermining Ukraine during its continuing conflict with Russia. The controversy comes amid a proposed diesel supply arrangement with Russia, as rising fuel prices become a concern in the United States ahead of November’s midterm elections. The sanctions provisions reportedly waived under the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act would have imposed tariffs of up to 100% on goods imported from the five largest buyers…
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