U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal have reached an agreement with the White House on their version of a bill imposing sanctions on Russia and countries that purchase Russian oil.
Senator Graham announced this to journalists in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
He recalled that he and Blumenthal had been working for nearly two years on legislation that would authorize President Donald Trump to impose sanctions and tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil and support Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. According to Graham, the bill targets five countries that avoid sanctions and obtain cheap Russian oil for resale.
"This bill has 85 co-sponsors. We've been working with the administration, Senator Blumenthal and myself, Senator Shaheen to make sure that it was acceptable to the administration. that it was written in a way they could support," the Senator explained.
"I'm pleased to announce as of about 30 minutes ago, we've reached an agreement with the White House on a version of the Russian sanctions bill that they will support. It means it's going to become law," the U.S. lawmaker said.
