US EditionGraham pushes plan to sanction Russia, tariff its oil customers
- Senator Lindsay Graham proposed a bill on May 1, 2025, to sanction Russia and impose 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas.
- The bill responds to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and includes primary and secondary sanctions if Russia invades again or rejects peace talks.
- Graham's bill has gathered support from more than 60 co-sponsors and aims to pressure Russia by targeting energy exports, which fund 30% of its budget.
- Graham said, "I let him know what we’re doing" to President Trump and expressed optimism about passing the bill to aid peace negotiations.
- If passed, the sanctions could force Putin to choose between negotiating peace with Trump or facing economic devastation from crushed Russian energy revenues.
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Lindsay Graham Pushes for More Russia Sanctions
Senator Lindsay Graham wants the U.S. to impose more sanctions on Russia and also punish its trade partners for doing business with it by imposing tariffs on those that buy Russian oil and gas. Graham told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that he had prepared a bill to that effect and that the bill had garnered support from more than 60 co-sponsors in Congress. According to the Republican hardliner, he could get support from 67 co-sponsor…
Graham Says He Has Broad Senate Support for New Russia Sanctions
A key US Senate ally of President Donald Trump said he has the commitment of 72 colleagues for a bill that would enact “bone-crushing” new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries that buy its oil, gas and other key products if Vladimir Putin doesn’t engage in serious negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
Graham pushes plan to sanction Russia, tariff its oil customers
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is pushing ahead with his plan to impose new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and uranium, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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