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Wright defends waiving sanctions: 'It's not an economic lifeline for Russia'

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday backed President Trump’s move to waive sanctions against Russia under a new legislation package, insisting that it is “not an economic lifeline” for Russia. "This is an incentive to Russia that if they can reduce the conflict with Ukraine, [if] they can get an energy ceasefire or reduce the...

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Sen. Graham on Trump waiving Russia sanctions: ‘I look forward to talking to him’Trump signed an executive order Friday waiving sanctions on Russian energy, passed under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act.

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Trump’s Russia sanctions pause will pressure Putin to ‘tone down’ war in Ukraine: energy secretaryPresident Trump's decision to temporarily suspend sanctions on Russian diesel deliveries is actually putting more pressure on the Kremlin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright wildly claimed Sunday.

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Wright says Trump administration has not broken promise to lower gas prices amid Iran warEnergy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said the Trump administration has not broken its promise to lower gas prices as the Iran war stretches into its eighth month. CNN's Dana Bash asked Wright on "State of the Union" about his predictions early in the conflict that gas prices would decline "within weeks, not months," and,...

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