Russia sanctions championed by Graham clear first Senate hurdle as Zelenskyy visits
The bipartisan 86-12 vote would let the president hit major buyers of Russian energy with tariffs and expand sanctions on Putin’s circle.
- On Tuesday, the Senate advanced a sweeping Russian sanctions bill with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watching from the gallery, moving forward on legislation to penalize countries continuing to buy Russian oil and gas.
- Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., negotiated the deal with the White House on July 10, just before Graham's sudden death from an aortic tear.
- Zelenskyy told senators the bill is "important as a moral signal" to Ukraine's weary nation, while Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.V., relayed that Zelenskyy said "they are winning the war now."
- The five-year bill authorizes tariffs on the world's top five purchasers of Russian oil and gas, including China and India, while exempting countries importing less than 15% of natural gas from Russia.
- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., warned against granting President Donald Trump expansive new tariff powers, with Wyden planning to offer amendments during Senate debate this week.
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US Senate advances Russia sanctions as Zelensky visits
The US Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral.
Senators vote to advance Russia sanctions bill in Graham’s name
Senators voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to advance a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had long sought to move forward before his unexpected death. The 86 to 12 procedural vote tees up the bill for final passage in the upper chamber later this week. The vote came shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed senators on Capitol Hill — and followed the funeral of the South Carolina senator, who…
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