Trump Waives Graham Act Sanctions On Russia Before They Take Effect - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Trump Waives Graham Act Sanctions On Russia Before They Take Effect - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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DW NOTE
Trump is waiving sanctions before they exist — a purely symbolic gesture that signals intent without policy cost. If Graham Act provisions never took effect, the waiver is theatre: announcing restraint you were never going to exercise. The question is whether Moscow reads this as deference or as Washington preserving leverage it hasn't yet deployed.