US Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, deliver remarks on the Senate floor urging Congress to help end the war in Ukraine by passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 to hold purchasers of Russian oil accountable. During remarks to the Senate floor on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 to pass.

If it passes, the bill would affect several major countries that currently trade with Russia, and those effects should be factored into US planning.

With the US Congress poised to vote on a Russian sanctions package, Zelensky’s visit could signal a turning point.