America Is Now an Ally of Russia
- Publisher
- The Atlantic (Tom Nichols, opinion)
- Published
- 2026-10-18
- Type
- analysis
- Link
- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/america-now-ally-russia/689066/
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
- Rights
- reference only — we link and describe; we do not republish the text.
Cited in
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Foreign Policy
He signed the Russia sanctions law in September and waived it in October, after a phone call with Putin about diesel
On October 9, 2026 Trump agreed with Putin by phone to let Russian diesel back into world markets; a week later he waived the core of the Lindsey Graham sanctions act he had signed 28 days earlier, as Russia offered nothing in return.