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Trump Waives Russia Sanctions Under Graham Act — 2dTwenty-two U.S. lawmakers urged President Donald Trump to fully implement the Graham law’s sanctions against Russia and Iran by October 18, including penalties on Russian officials and entities, secondary tariffs on major buyers of Russian energy, and action against sanctions evasion. They also pressed the administration to explain its plans and assess the measures’ effectiveness, with some lawmakers calling for the revocation of a license allowing Russian diesel trade.

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Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest — 22hTrump on Oct. 16, 2026, waived Graham Act Russia sanctions he signed last month, citing U.S. national interests; Blumenthal called it a “craven, cowardly action” of “sucking up to Vladimir Putin.”

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Elena Vasquez Blumenthal has a point calling this out, as holding back on Russia sanctions risks sending the wrong signal after already passing the law.

Trump Says US Discusses Disarmament With Russia, China — 2dTrump says the U.S. is discussing denuclearization with Russia and China after New START expired Feb. 5, 2026; he says China could catch up in about five years.

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Derek Foss China matching our arsenal in five years is a real problem, so these discussions need to focus on actual limits fast.

Zelensky Says He Feels Betrayed by Trump Russia Diesel Deal — 3dZelensky told Piers Morgan he feels betrayed after Trump’s Oct. 10 deal for 38 million barrels of Russian diesel and an energy truce Zelensky said was news to him.

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Rachel Meyers Any real peace push has to keep both sides at the table without handing one an obvious edge.

Russia pounds Kyiv energy sites as Ukraine reports Starlink throttling — 3d

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Sam Okafor Russia's strikes on energy plants will leave many without heat this winter, and losing Starlink access now only makes defense harder.

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Putin Says Ukraine Buffer Zone Nonnegotiable in Talks — 1dPutin said Russia’s security zone inside Ukraine is nonnegotiable in peace talks; Peskov put the plan at 660 km and claimed 70% Russian control.

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Elena Vasquez Claiming 70 percent control already just shows Putin plans to keep most of what his forces hold.

Japan Agency Issues Erroneous 9.9 Quake Warning After Russia Tremor — 1dJapan’s Meteorological Agency issued a magnitude 9.9 quake warning after a Kamchatka tremor, then withdrew it within minutes; the quake measured about 6.9 to 7.0.

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Nicole Hardy Japan's early warning system clearly glitched hard on this one and needs fixing fast.

Trump Claims Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce, Kyiv Awaits Confirmation — 6dTrump posted Oct. 11 that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire; Zelenskyy said the announcement was news to him.

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Germany Maintains Russia Sanctions, Seeks New Measures — Oct 10, 2026Trump posted Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel after a Putin call; Germany reaffirmed its Russia sanctions the next day and said it seeks further measures.

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Nicole Hardy Germany is doing the right thing by holding the line on sanctions with its European partners. Any letup now just rewards Moscow.

Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote — 6dUK PM Andy Burnham said he was told Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, the first British prime minister to state that openly.

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Trump says he does not believe China or Russia are helping Iran — 4dPresident Donald Trump said he does not believe China or Russia is helping Iran, arguing they have too much to lose and that the U.S. would quickly detect any involvement. His remarks come amid disputed reports of intelligence or other support from Moscow and Beijing as the U.S.-Iran war continues.

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Ukraine awaits details of ceasefire proposals from US, Russia maintains attacks, Zelenskiy says — 6d

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Ukraine will stop hitting refineries if Russia halts energy attacks, Zelenskiy says — 6d

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Derek Foss Zelenskiy linking the two sets of targets is a practical way to reduce damage to civilian energy supplies on both sides.

Russia Detains Japanese Journalist on Espionage SuspicionWorld — 4dFSB detained a Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent in Sakhalin on Article 276 espionage charges, moved him to Moscow, and a court ordered pretrial custody.

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Sam Okafor Holding the journalist in Moscow custody under espionage charges suggests Russia sees real security risks rather than just routine reporting.