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Politics chat: Trump announces fuel deal with Russia. What does it mean for sanctions?

President Trump announced a deal to import Russian fuel to the U.S. We look at what this means for the sanctions he recently signed off on against Russia, as well as the U.S.'s support for Ukraine.

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.
Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR.