The U.S. Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation on July 28 in an 86-12 vote, imposing 100% secondary tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the Capitol for the vote, which honored Senator Lindsey Graham's legislation.
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WASHINGTON, July 28 - The U.S. Senate will begin voting on sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral.
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By Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral. Graham was among Kyiv's most influential and outspoken
US Senate to vote on Russia sanctions bill in tribute to Graham Reuters
The US Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral.
❗️U.S. Senate advanced Senator Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill in an 86-12 vote. The legislation would impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, target Russia’s shadow fleet and extend sanctions on Iran. President Zelensky watched the vote from the Senate gallery. # Ukraine