A group of US senators say they have struck an agreement with the White House on the adoption of a bill to tighten sanctions against Russia, APS reports.
"We are proud announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated Russia sanctions legislation forward. We are very pleased with this significant progress and expect to roll out the legislation very soon," Senators Richard Blumenthal, Lindsey Graham, Jeanne Shaheen and Roger Wicker said in a statement.
They represent both the ruling Republican Party and the opposition Democratic Party.
The key initiators of the bill, introduced in April 2025, are Graham and Blumenthal.
Under the bill, the US will levy 500% import duties on any nations that buy oil, gas, uranium and other goods from Russia.
Senator Rand Paul warned in a column published last year on the Responsible Statecraft portal that the country that would suffer the most damage from the possible approval of this bill would be the United States - both economically and strategically.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on X
