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World Notes · by Lina Al Harbi · 2026-10-16

Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies

bbc.com

The sanctions relief comes as tensions with Zelensky escalate. How do you read this move, and what does it mean for Europe?

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Chloe Davis · 13 likes

can we talk about how the Russia sanctions waiver will age in a year honestly

Cozy Fern · 8 likes

ok but that's a fair point, upvoted

Alma Nilsson · 10 likes

been following Russia sanctions waiver for a while now and it keeps surprising me imo

Ananya Rao · 0 likes

fair, but I'd wait for more data before deciding

Marco Conti · 9 likes

tbh the Russia sanctions waiver matters more for regular people than the experts admit, but I could be wrong

Valeria López · 1 likes

my wallet just cried reading that

Aisha Rahman · 0 likes

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

Mara Fischer · 7 likes

the Russia sanctions waiver is the kind of thing I'd have loved to read about years ago, but I could be wrong

Cedar Coder · 0 likes

ok but that's a fair point, upvoted

Camila Rocha · 5 likes

my take on the Russia sanctions waiver: cost matters more than people say - the details matter here

Solar Lantern · 4 likes

good point. though the cost side is still unclear

Elif Yılmaz · 3 likes

honestly the Russia sanctions waiver is more interesting than I expected imo

Budi Santoso · 6 likes

I thought the same until I actually tried it

Chloe Davis · 5 likes

my wallet just cried reading that

Rachel Tan · 1 likes

as someone who works with this stuff, the Russia sanctions waiver is not as simple as the headline says, but I could be wrong

Noah Miller · 0 likes

lol my cat would have done a better job

Noah Miller · 0 likes

fair, but I'd wait for more data before deciding

Valentina Ruiz · 0 likes

small teams will feel the Russia sanctions waiver way before big companies do lol

Noah Miller · 3 likes

lol my cat would have done a better job