Trump invokes 'national interest' to waive Russian energy sanctions

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US President Donald Trump has waived key sanctions imposed on Russia. He says it's because of US national interests but how damaging will it be to the worsening relationship between the US and Ukraine? Also in today's programme: French students are expected to take to the streets again today to demand more government investment in education. We will hear from one of the leaders of the original Yellow Vest movement; and new clues about how the Neanderthals lived and loved. Presenter Celia Hatton is joined by Poppy Coburn, a columnist for the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper and Jonathan Goodman, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Photo: T-shirts depicting US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed inside AP Plaza. 29 Sept 2026. Credit: Alex Plavevski/EPA/Shutterstock