U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law into effect on Friday imposing new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, with the Russian energy sector as the primary target.
This is the first major legislative initiative by the U.S. Congress against Russia since Trump returned to the presidency. The law is named after its primary sponsor, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who died in July and was a staunch supporter of Ukraine and a critic of Russia.
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The new sanctions package targets Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” for the first time, while also including measures against Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top officials.
It also gives Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest importers of Russian oil and natural gas, including China and India.
The bill was passed just a few days before Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.
The bill was approved on Thursday by the House of Representatives, after having already passed the Senate in August.
Recently, U.S. envoys Steve Whitecoff and Jared Kushner visited Kyiv and Moscow as part of efforts to revive the dialogue between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the law, describing it in X “an extremely powerful tool, capable of putting an end to this war of terror and pushing Russia to make peace.”
“The sanctions must be strict in order for all efforts toward peace to succeed, including our joint diplomatic efforts with the U.S., Europe, and our other allies,” he added.
India said Thursday that it intends to continue diversifying its oil supply sources. New Delhi continues to import Russian oil despite U.S. sanctions.
Source: KYPE
