Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions
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- Reuters via The Daily Star
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- 2026-03-10
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- news report
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- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/trump-putin-talk-war-and-peace-us-weighs-easing-russian-oil-sanctions-4125216
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
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Foreign Policy
He signed the Russia sanctions law in September and waived it in October, after a phone call with Putin about diesel
On October 9, 2026 Trump agreed with Putin by phone to let Russian diesel back into world markets; a week later he waived the core of the Lindsey Graham sanctions act he had signed 28 days earlier, as Russia offered nothing in return.