The Senate took its first major step in fulfilling one of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's biggest desires: levying bone-crushing sanctions against Russia. "Nobody believed that more deeply and passionately than Lindsey Graham. The bill, as Blumenthal noted, still focuses on kneecapping Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort by targeting Moscow's top financial gainer: oil and gas sales. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., one of the original backers of the sanctions package, is already putting pressure on the House to make a move on the legislation. Original article source: Putin, Russia put on notice as Senate takes crucial step to grind down the Kremlin's war machine