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Rubio says Trump to take up to 60 days to weigh Russia sanctions

Global Published 18 October 2026, 09:58 · archived 18 Oct 2026

The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, US President ‌Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation. Rubio said on Saturday that the president will use up to 60 days to assess the economic impact of Russia-related sanctions and tariffs that he ​waived a day earlier. “A lot of you don’t know what my decision is yet, but we’ll figure it out, and you’ll ​figure it out,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Th...

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