TRUMP WAIVES RUSSIA - RELATED SANCTIONS BEFORE THEY EVEN KICK IN AS UKRAINE TIES WORSEN - LOCALNEWS8 . COM

What happened: Trump waived a further slate of Russia-related sanctions days before they were to take effect under a bill he signed last month, via an executive order stating the waiver is in the national interest. Key numbers: The forestalled law would have imposed tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the five largest importers of Why it matters: The waiver drew bipartisan criticism from US legislators, including Elizabeth Warren, Don Bacon, Don Beyer and Richard Blumenthal, while Russia's Kirill Dmitriev hailed it. Zelensky condemned the move as Russia struck Ukrainian energy sites. Coverage: 9 outlets in 24h

Trump waived a further slate of Russia-related sanctions days before they were to take effect under a bill he signed last month, via an executive order stating the waiver is in the national interest.

The waiver drew bipartisan criticism from US legislators, including Elizabeth Warren, Don Bacon, Don Beyer and Richard Blumenthal, while Russia's Kirill Dmitriev hailed it. Zelensky condemned the move as Russia struck Ukrainian energy sites.