Senate Advances Russia Sanctions Bill Despite Criticism Over Trump's New Tariff Powers
The bill would expand sanctions on Russian banks and the shadow fleet and let the president impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy.
- The Senate is rushing to approve the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 before its mid-September break, though the legislation faces scrutiny for granting President Donald Trump broad new discretionary authority to impose tariffs.
- Originally promoted by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Blumenthal to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, the bill is deliberately structured around tariffs rather than traditional sanctions to improve its political prospects with the White House.
- Section 113 confers on the President authority to apply tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries facilitating circumvention of Russian oil sanctions; critics argue these powers are overly broad, potentially allowing punitive measures against U.S. allies.
- Democrats and some Republicans express concern over the precedent of granting such expansive trade powers to President Trump, while backers hope to choke off funding for the war in Ukraine despite uncertain congressional prospects.
- Maria Shagina, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told Euronews that tariffs are "more likely to serve the administration's broader trade and domestic political agenda" than weaken Russia, which continues utilizing shell companies to bypass sanctions.
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A Congressional Chamber has agreed, and now the law is moving to the House of Representatives. Measures are taken directly by Russian politicians and companies, as well as targeting Russian oil and gas exports.
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On Friday, U.S. Senators adopted by a very large majority a new package of sanctions against Russia, which specifically targets the hydrocarbon industry, reports AFP.
The U.S. Senate wants to put pressure on the Russian energy sector. A sanction law now adopted provides for tariffs against the largest buyers of Russian energy.
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