U.S. Senate passes Russia sanctions championed by late Lindsey Graham
Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died last month, was among Kyiv's most outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-long war with Russia.
The US Senate has passed a sanctions package targeting Russia's energy revenues. The legislation, named after late Senator Lindsey Graham, aims to weaken Moscow's ability to finance the war in Ukraine by cutting off energy revenues.
The package would impose sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions, and the "shadow fleet" used to evade restrictions on Moscow's oil exports. It would also allow the President to set tariffs of up to 500% on Russian imports, including gas and oil.
According to the Japan Times, Lindsey Graham was a key ally of Kyiv in Congress during Ukraine's four-year-long war with Russia. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, but a vote is not expected until early September due to the congressional summer recess.
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