Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, called Trump's decision to suspend sanctions on Russia "historic," arguing that the Graham Act would have effectively halted U.S.-Russian economic cooperation and hurt both the U.S. economy and global markets.

Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, called Trump's decision to suspend sanctions on Russia "historic," arguing that the Graham Act would have effectively halted U.S.-Russian economic cooperation and hurt both the U.S. economy and global markets.