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Ukraine Backs IMF, EU-Linked Parcel VAT Bill in 2nd Reading

Ukraine’s parliament passed legislation removing the VAT exemption for low-value parcels imported from abroad, a measure required by international donors including the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

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Trump hands Russia a lifeline by killing Congress’ punishing war sanctions: NYTPresident Donald Trump has handed Russia an economic lifeline days before a punishing crackdown on Moscow's war chest was set to begin. Trump signed an executive order Friday night exempting Russia from penalties laid out in the Graham Act, The New York Times and the Associated Press reported. The law, named for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who died in…

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Trump waives Russian sanctions outlined in Graham Act before they take effectPresident Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions against Russia set to take effect soon under a recently signed legislative package. The president officially signed the sanctions package into law last month, which was posthumously dedicated to the late Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.). The legislation sought to put pressure on the…

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Trump blasted for siding with ‘bloodthirsty thug’ in late-night gift to RussiaCritics across the political spectrum unloaded on President Donald Trump after he threw Russia a lifeline with a stroke of his pen. Trump signed an executive order Friday night exempting Russia from a sweeping package of penalties Congress passed last month, just two days before they were set to take effect, The New York Times reported. The law, named…

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Trump waives Russia-related sanctions before they even kick in as Ukraine ties worsenBy James Legge, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has waived a further slate of sanctions related to Russian fossil fuel sales, days before they were to take effect under a bill he signed into law last month. The waiver announced in an executive order Friday comes as Trump increasingly feuds with Ukrainian President

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