Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The Senate is poised to take up a bipartisan sanctions bill that would pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine after President Donald Trump okayed the effort on Wednesday.
The president met with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., earlier in the day and expressed his support for the bill that is co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and others.
"After a very productive meeting with President Trump on a variety of issues, he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that I have been working on for months with Senator Blumenthal and many others," Graham said in a prepared statement.
Graham said the sanctions bill might be voted on as soon as next week.
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