Senate Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia and Iran

The legislation was championed by Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican whose sudden death last month helped spur quick action on it.

By Robert Jimison

US Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Bill Championed by Graham

The US Senate passed a sweeping new Russia sanctions bill authorizing punishing tariffs on China, India and other top buyers of the country’s oil and gas as well as extended Iran sanctions.

By Steven T. Dennis

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 By a large, bipartisan margin, the US Senate on Friday approved a bill intended to punish Russia and countries that buy its petroleum exports over the invasion of Ukraine, capping a legislative push that was spurred by the death of its champion, the Republican senator Lindsey Graham. The measure, renamed the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia Act in honor of the late sena...

By Chris Stein

Senate passes Russia sanctions bill that was long championed by Lindsey Graham

The bill is meant to stifle Russia's economy by allowing for tough new tariffs against major importers of Russian energy. The legislation was led by Lindsey Graham before his unexpected death in July.

By Claudia Grisales

Lindsey Graham's final mission to punish Putin clears Senate after yearlong fight

The sanctions bill targets Russia's oil and gas revenue with up to 500% tariffs on Russian imports and penalties on countries buying Russian energy.

US Senate passes Graham bill on sanctions against Russia and Iran

The US Senate has voted in favour of a bill enabling sanctions to be imposed on Russia and Iran. US President Donald Trump has indicated he is prepared to sign the bill, which was co-sponsored by the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

By Mariya Yemets,Tetyana Oliynyk

US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill; India risks tariffs over Russian oil

The bill proposes tariffs of up to 100% on imports from countries continuing to purchase Russian oil, putting India among the nations in its crosshairs.

US Senate Passes Bill That May Penalise Countries Buying Russian Oil, Gas

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 more than four-year war, which has now churned longer than World War I.

EU imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to shelling of Ukraine

The European Union has imposed sanctions on five individuals linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex in response to the recent shelling of Ukrainian cities.