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Overview
- On Friday the president signed an executive order temporarily suspending key provisions of the Graham Act that were due to take effect days later.
- The White House said the pause followed a separate agreement to import Russian diesel, with initial shipments of about 300,000 tonnes expected in October and larger deliveries planned for November.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and administration officials said the president will use up to 60 days to review the economic effects of the suspended sanctions and tariffs.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply condemned the decision as benefiting Moscow and said U.S. intelligence sharing briefly lapsed but has since been restored.
- In parallel, Ukrainian drone strikes hit energy and logistics sites near Saint Petersburg, leaving at least one dead and prompting Russian claims that more than 1,000 drones were neutralized, a development that raises risks of further escalation and complicates U.S.-Ukraine ties.