Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 19 October 2026
Trump's unexpected move to stop new Russian sanctions
President Trump waived sanctions on Russia that were expected to take effect on Sunday, including those on Moscow's oil sector. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to th
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The outlets converge on Trump and Russia sanctions as the core of the story, with 60 Minutes, ABC News and Channel 4 News all foregrounding his move to waive or block sanctions and ABC and Channel 4 adding reactions or context around it. The Hill is the outlier, focusing instead on Wicker’s call for Trump and Zelensky to broker a deal over strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. ABC News is also alone in mentioning a discussed Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in its extract.
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