The bill, which was mostly written by Graham and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., lets the government put tariffs and other penalties on countries that buy oil, gas, uranium, and other goods from Russia.
US President Donald Trump has “greenlit” a bill that would put more sanctions on Russia and its trade partners, including India. This is part of his plan to end the war in Ukraine by putting more pressure on Russia.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican, says that Trump has approved a bill that would put penalties on Russia. Graham told reporters that he hopes the same thing will be voted on as soon as next week.
“After a very productive meeting with President Trump today about several issues, he gave the go-ahead for the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill.”” In my speech, I said, “I look forward to a strong bipartisan vote, hopefully as early as next week.”
He also said that this bill will “let” Trump “punish countries that buy cheap Russian oil that powers Putin’s war machine.”
This list of countries will include India, which already pays a high tariff because it buys oil from Russia. It is meant to hurt Russia’s trade allies.
Trump signs off on a bill that threatens a 500% tax.
Republican Senator Graham wrote on X that the President signed off on the bill, which will also punish countries that buy uranium from Russia, after a “productive” meeting on Wednesday. He also said that the bill could be voted on as soon as next week. It’s a good time for this because Ukraine is giving in on peace, while Putin just talks and kills innocent people. He also said, “This bill will let President Trump punish countries that buy cheap Russian oil and help Putin’s war machine.”
“President Trump would have a lot of power with this bill over countries like China, India, and Brazil to make them stop buying cheap oil from Russia, which pays for Putin’s bloodbath in Ukraine. I hope for a strong vote from both parties as soon as next week, he said. In Washington,
As soon as next week, US tariffs on India and China could go up by as much as 500%. This is because President Donald Trump has signed off on the bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill, which could be used to punish Russia’s trade partners, like India, China, and Brazil, for buying oil from Russia.
A well-known defense hawk in the Republican Party, Senator Lindsey Graham, said the bill would give the US power to stop India, China, and Brazil from buying Russian oil, and it would punish countries that “feed Putin’s war machine.”
The bill, which was mostly written by Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, lets the government put up to 500% tariffs and secondary penalties on countries that buy oil, gas, uranium, and other goods from Russia. The aim is to sever Russia’s primary funding source for its military operations.
As per the official website of US Congress, the bill titled “Sanctioning of Russia Act 2025” by Graham seeks to impose several provisions, including
• The President is required to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on specified individuals, including the Russian president, certain Russian military commanders, and any foreign person who knowingly provides defense items to the Russian armed forces;
• the President must increase the rate of duty on all goods and services imported from Russia into the United States to at least 500% relative to the value of such goods and services;
• the President must increase the rate of duty on all goods and services imported into the United States from countries that knowingly engage in the exchange of Russian-origin uranium and petroleum products to at least 500% relative to the value of such goods and services;
• the Department of the Treasury must impose property-blocking sanctions on any financial institution organized under Russian law and owned wholly or partly by Russia, and any financial institution that engages in transactions with those entities; and
• The Department of Commerce must prohibit the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in Russia of any U.S.-produced energy or energy product.
The White House had previously insisted that the sanctions package be changed and that Trump be given some freedom. However, the White House source on Wednesday did not say more about whether any changes were made.
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