Trump facing backlash after waiving Russian sanctions

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Oct 19, 2026
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Well, President Trump faces growing backlash
from both sides of the aisle
for putting new sanctions against Russia on hold.
Critics warn his decision could give Vladimir Putin the upper hand.
Caroline Shively has the latest.
The president says he's making progress
toward ending the war in Ukraine,
but his latest move is raising questions about how
much pressure he's willing to put on Vladimir Putin.
Russia striking 10 Ukrainian energy facilities overnight
night, after President Trump defends his decision
to ease pressure on Moscow over the weekend.
The president waving sweeping new sanctions
against Russia just weeks after signing the
bipartisan legislation into law.
The move drawing sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike.
I think it was a mistake.
The sanctions were designed
to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine.
But the White House insists easing restrictions
could help bring Putin to the negotiating
table.
This is a carrot to try to end a war.
It's not an economic lifeline for Russia.
Meanwhile, tensions between Washington and Kiev are escalating.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning
the United States against siding with Moscow.
If United States will take,
officially will take the side of Russia, of course, if these
two countries will be together, of course we will not prevail.
But the president is pushing back,
accusing Zelenskyy of standing in the way of peace.
on Truth Social last night.
He doesn't want to end this war and probably never did. I want this
war to end. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says
the administration wants 60 days to study the
economic impact of the sanctions.
Meanwhile, lawmakers are pushing for answers. But with
Congress out until after election day,
any effort to reverse the president's decision
could have to wait. In Washington, Caroline Shively, Fox News.
All right, let's take a look.
It's been an up and down kind of morning on the big board right now.
The Dow is down, looks like 18 points or so,
going up and down, point here, point there, now 21.
Stocks in the AI industry are bouncing back
and recovering some of their losses.
