Zelenskyy thanks Trump for signing Graham bill: Peace comes through strength

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that imposes new sanctions on Russia. The legislation, known as the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, aims to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine. It targets Moscow's energy and defence sectors, as well as President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials.

The law also targets Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers used to evade Western sanctions and allows Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas, which could potentially cover China and India. According to Channel News Asia, this measure is intended to cut off revenue financing Moscow's war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Trump for signing the bill, saying it was "critically important" and that implementing it quickly and fully would be important for maintaining pressure on Russia and bringing the war to an end, as reported by UATV English and ABC News (US). Trump reportedly believes Russia has already carried out attacks against Ukraine's allies, as quoted by New Voice of Ukraine.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, New Voice of Ukraine, Channel News Asia, UATV English, ABC News (US) — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.