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Senate to Consider Legislation Expanding Russia Sanctions, Tariffs

Summary by The Epoch Times
The U.S. Senate will soon vote on a bill to grant President Donald Trump the authority to impose sweeping secondary sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil, announced Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Oct. 16. A bill to grant such authority—the “Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025” sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)—was introduced on April 1 and currently has the support of 84 other senators as co-sponsors. The bill would requi…

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US President Donald Trump has said that now is not the best time to impose new sanctions against Russia, as it could complicate or even ruin his planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump made these comments during a press conference at the White House on October 16, reports Telegraph. As a bill awaits approval in the US Senate to introduce high tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy and other goods, Trump expressed doubts a…

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Senators are planning to consider Lindisi Graham's bill on devastating sanctions against the Kremlin.

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The leader of the Republican majority in the US Senate, John Thune, is ready to offer to vote for a bill that provides for sanctions against countries that trade with Russia, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing an adviser to Thune.

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The President of the United States, after talking to Putin, said that this is not the perfect time to adopt the long-awaited "draconian sanctions" law against Russia.

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Интерфакс-Украина broke the news in on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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