White House statement Friday. Saturday wires treat it as done. Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026.
House 262-159 Wednesday. Senate 86-11 in August.
Lets the president put tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries among the five largest buyers of Russian crude or gas, or the top five helpers of sanctions evasion.
Also hits Russian energy, defense, banks, shadow fleet. Extends some Iran sanctions five years.
Kremlin earlier. Peskov: more U.S. sanctions are “unfriendly” and would complicate a Ukraine settlement.
Zelensky. Best way to honor Graham is to use the law now.
India and China sit in the buyer column the bill describes. Signature does not by itself levy the 100%. It hands the president the switch.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/19/trump-signs-sweeping-russia-sanctions-bill-a93750
https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnr/date/2026-09-19/segment/21
Passage was the fight in Congress. The live question now is whether the tariff clause is used before Nov. 3 or sits as leverage for Xi and Modi.
Got a news tip or correction? Let us know
If you got something out of this, please chip in to keep this site running, or subscribe to go ad-free.
0 views