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In a major foreign policy pivot shaking global diplomatic and energy corridors, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending a comprehensive package of newly approved sanctions and punitive trade tariffs aimed at Russia. The sweeping penalties, enacted under the Graham Act, were designed to heavily restrict Moscow’s …

Washington’s escalating sanctions regime against Russian energy buyers has run headfirst into a glaring policy double standard. While Capitol Hill pushes aggressive punitive measures against global south nations—most notably India and China—for purchasing Russian fossil fuels, the United States has deliberately carved out statutory escape hatches ensuring its own domestic …