⌁ DAY 26UNDERCOVERED IN US

Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions law targeting Ukraine war funding

On September 18, 2026, President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, imposing expanded sanctions on Russian officials, banks, energy, and defense interests. The law grants Trump authority to impose tariffs up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas to restrict Kremlin war funding in Ukraine.

15 reports · 9 independentinternational · other

Claim audit

No BS check run yet — press ⚖ to extract this story's claims and verify them against independent sources.

All coverage

President Trump signs Russia energy sanctions law

kite:energyother11d ago kagi ↗

President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 on Sept. 18, authorizing expanded sanctions against Russian officials, banks, energy and defense companies, and the tanker fleet used to evade Western oil restrictions. The law also authorizes the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that rank among the five largest buyers of Russian o

President Trump signs Russia sanctions law with tariff powers

kite:usaother11d ago kagi ↗

President Trump on Friday signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, expanding sanctions against Russian officials, banks, energy and defense interests, and the so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to evade restrictions. The measure authorizes the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the five largest purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, potentia

President Trump signs Russia sanctions law targeting energy buyers

kite:worldother11d ago kagi ↗

President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law on Sept. 18, expanding statutory sanctions and restrictions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The law targets Russian energy and defense sectors, senior officials, banks and the so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to move oil around existing sanctions; it also extends existing U.S. sanctions on I

President Trump signs Russia-Iran sanctions law with tariff powers

kite:middle_eastother11d ago kagi ↗

President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law on Friday, Sept. 18, after Congress approved it with bipartisan support. The measure expands statutory sanctions and other restrictions on Russia, targeting President Vladimir Putin, senior officials, banks, financial institutions, the energy and defense sectors, and tankers known as Russia’s “shad

Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war

stream:bsky-jetstreamother10d ago wire ×2 kagi ↗

As the Ukraine war grinds on, Washington unleashes a final legislative tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. President Donald Trump signs a bipartisan sanctions package that chokes Russian economic sectors and empowers the White House to levy 100% tariffs on top Moscow energy importers. President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of it

Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law

stream:bsky-jetstreamother10d ago kagi ↗

kyivindependent.com/trump-signs-... Among its provisions, the law requires the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that continue buying Russian crude oil or natural gas and were among the five largest impor...