politics
US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham
Late senator spent final days of his life working to advance bill that will now head to the House after 86-11 Senate vote
TL;DR
- The US Senate passed the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia Act by an 86-11 vote.
- The bill imposes new sanctions, visa bans on Russian officials, and tariffs up to 500% on Russian exports.
- It also allows the President to impose levies on goods from top importers of Russian oil and gas.
- The legislation honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who prioritized it before his death.
- Some Democrats expressed concern that the bill grants excessive tariff powers to the President.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the bill's passage.
- The bill now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.