Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has announced that the U.S. Senate will soon pass a package of tough sanctions targeting Russia, as well as China and India — the largest buyers of Russian energy.
He said this in a post on the social media platform X, according to Ukrinform.
“President Donald Trump is spot on about the games Putin is playing. The Senate will move soon on a tough sanctions bill – not only against Russia – but also against countries like China and India that buy Russian energy products that finance Putin’s war machine,” Graham wrote.
He stressed that it was time to change the game “when it comes to Putin and those who support his war machine.”
On Tuesday, Trump confirmed to reporters that he was reviewing the sanctions bill Graham referred to. According to media reports, Graham is in constant contact with Trump on the matter, and the Senate is awaiting a signal from the White House to bring the legislation to a vote.
The bill, introduced by Graham and already backed by more than 80 co-sponsors in the Senate, proposes a 500% tariff on imports from any country that purchases Russian oil, gas, or uranium.
On Monday, Graham said he expected the Senate to introduce a bipartisan sanctions package against Russia, which would serve as an additional tool for President Trump to contain the Russian war machine.
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I thought if enough votes in the Senate and the House were gathered, then it is out of Trump’s hands because it would be veto proof.
He’s been saying this for a while. It’s all meaningless until it’s actually signed by trumpkov. (Or vetoed and then the veto overridden. And saying that there are enough votes to override a veto is nice, but no guarantee about how many Republicans would actually stand up to trumpkov if he vetoes it.)