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 limit Putin's war funding.
- The bill includes sanctions on Russian political and military leaders, financial institutions, and energy projects.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for the sanctions package during a recent visit to the Capitol.
- The package will now move to the House for consideration.
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. It comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Capitol last week following Graham’s funeral, met with senators from both parties and watched from the gallery as the Senate took the first procedural votes.
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 bipartisan package allows the president to impose tariffs on the world’s top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, including China and India.
The legislation also includes sanctions on Putin, senior Russian political and military leaders, Russian financial institutions and Russian energy projects. It would expand U.S. sanctions to target older, reflagged oil tankers that Russia uses to circumvent existing U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and energy revenues.
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严厉的俄罗斯制裁法案，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，因战争持续而艰难。
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、天然气及其他出口的国家，以剥夺普京为战争提供资金的收入。此举是在乌克兰总统泽连斯基上周访问国会并与两党参议员会面后进行的，泽连斯基在画廊观看了参议院的首次程序性投票。
参议院的这一强有力举动是特朗普总统第二任期内迄今为止最实质性的举措，旨在改变这场已持续超过一战的四年战争的动态。这项两党法案允许总统对全球前五大购买俄罗斯石油或天然气的国家征收关税，包括中国和印度。
该法案还包括对普京、俄罗斯高级政治和军事领导人、俄罗斯金融机构及俄罗斯能源项目的制裁。它将扩大美国制裁，针对俄罗斯用以规避现有美国制裁的老旧重新挂旗的油轮。