Trump has 'greenlit' bipartisan push to sanction countries that buy Russian energy exports, Lindsey Graham says.
Trump has ‘greenlit’ bipartisan push to sanction countries that buy Russian energy exports, Lindsey Graham says.
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United States President Donald Trump has backed a bill to impose sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil, including China and India, an influential Republican senator has said.
Lindsey Graham, a senator for the US state of South Carolina, said on Wednesday that Trump had “greenlit” the bipartisan bill following a “very productive” meeting.
Unequal treatment reflects a cold combination of political and economic calculations.
The president last week imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, citing its continued imports of Russian oil.
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