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Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
['The Associated Press']
Bangor Daily News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a year-long campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce U.S. support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin’s hand as the grinding war drags on.
Graham, who had just returned from Ukraine, died suddenly the next day, likely from an aortic tear.
The legislation also includes sanctions on Putin, senior Russian political and military leaders, Russian financial institutions and Russian energy projects.
It would expand U.S. sanctions to target older, reflagged oil tankers that Russia uses to circumvent existing U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and energy revenues.
He publicly thanked them for the sanctions package and said it would send a “big signal” to Ukraine and its allies of U.S. support.