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Trump Signs Executive Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Package
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- President Donald Trump signed an executive order exempting Russia from a sweeping sanctions package after the hostage-release.
- Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old Michigan man jailed in Russia since 2022, was freed on May 27 2026.
- Former Senator Mitt Romney criticized the deal, warning it could reward an aggressor and citing Churchill and Washington.
- Senators John Curtis and Jeff Flake urged reversal of the Russian diesel fuel import deal as harmful to U.S. allies.