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Trump Waives Russia Energy Tariffs, Sanctions in Graham Law

President Donald Trump waived massive tariffs linked to Russian energy exports mandated in a law that he signed last month, as the measures complicated his push to lower diesel prices ahead of the US midterm elections.

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