Rubio says Trump wants 60 days to weigh the economic effects
Marco RubioU.S. secretary of state
Rubio said Trump wants to use a 60-day period to analyze what imposing the Graham Act sanctions and tariffs would mean for the global and U.S. economies.
“I think the president wants to take the 60-day period of time to sort of analyze what imposing both sanctions and tariffs will mean to the global economy and even to the U.S. economy”
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Trump waives the Graham Act's Russia sanctions
The White House says waiving the Graham Act's Russia measures preserves room for peace negotiations. Lawmakers from both parties and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say relief weakens pressure on Russia. Thomas Massie welcomes Trump's use of the authority Congress granted.
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The Moscow Times republishes a Reuters report on Rubio's remarks to reporters before a trip to Uzbekistan, a day after the waiver.
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Rubio spoke to reporters before boarding a plane for a trip to Uzbekistan, a day after the waiver. Reuters reports that the order did not specify how long the waiver would last.
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Rubio pointed to India, a U.S. partner that remains heavily dependent on Russian oil, and defended the separate diesel agreement with Russia.
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The reference point is Trump's waiver of the Graham Act Russia measures. Rubio defends the waiver as a pause to study the economic effects of the sanctions and tariffs.
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