Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
- The Senate approved a sanctions package against Russia with a vote of 86-11.
- The legislation aims to penalize countries buying Russian oil and gas to reduce Putin's war revenue.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for the sanctions package during a recent visit to the Capitol.
- The bill allows the president to impose tariffs on the top five purchasers of Russian energy, including China and India.
- Concerns were raised about giving President Trump broad authority to impose tariffs, with some Democrats opposing the measure.
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce U.S. support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin’s hand as the grinding war drags on.
The bipartisan legislation, which passed 86-11, would penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports seeking to deprive Putin of revenues fueling the war.
The sweeping show of force from the Senate is the most substantial move yet during President Donald Trump’s second term to shift the dynamic of the four-year war, which has now churned longer than World War I.
The legislation also includes sanctions on Putin, senior Russian political and military leaders, Russian financial institutions and Russian energy projects, and expands U.S. sanctions to target older, reflagged oil tankers that Russia uses to circumvent existing U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and energy revenues.
While the Senate momentum puts pressure on the House to act, top Democrats still warn against handing Trump too much power in the Russia sanctions package.
参议院通过已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆协商的全面俄罗斯制裁法案
参议院于周五以压倒性票数通过了一项惩罚性的俄罗斯制裁法案，这是已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆为加强美国对乌克兰的支持而进行的一年多努力的结果，旨在迫使普京总统采取行动，随着战争的持续而艰难。
这项两党立法以86票对11票通过，旨在惩罚继续购买俄罗斯石油、天然气和其他出口的国家，试图剥夺普京用于战争的收入。
参议院的这一强硬举措是特朗普总统第二任期以来在改变这场已持续四年的战争动态方面的最重要行动，战争的持续时间已超过第一次世界大战。
该立法还包括对普京、高级俄罗斯政治和军事领导人、俄罗斯金融机构以及俄罗斯能源项目的制裁，并扩大美国制裁，针对俄罗斯用来规避现有美国制裁的老旧重新挂旗的油轮。
尽管参议院的势头给众议院施加了压力，但一些主要民主党人仍警告不要在俄罗斯制裁法案中给予特朗普过多权力。