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 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 major purchasers of Russian energy, including China and India.
- 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.
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
参议院于周五压倒性地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并试图迫使普京采取行动而进行了一年的努力的结果。
这项以两党支持的立法以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，试图剥夺普京为战争提供资金的收入。
该法案是在乌克兰总统泽连斯基上周在格雷厄姆的葬礼后访问国会，与两党参议员会面并在观众席观看参议院进行首次程序投票后提出的。
参议院的这一强有力举措是特朗普总统第二任期内迄今为止最实质性的行动，旨在改变这场已持续超过一年的战争的动态。