India faces tariff risk as US Senate passes Russia sanctions billThe US Senate has passed a Russia sanctions bill that could expose India and other major buyers of Russian energy to tariffs of up to 100 per cent. By IANS Published Date - 8 August 2026, 10:33 AMWashington: The US Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that does not name India but could expose it and other major buyers of Russian energy to tariffs of up to 100 per cent. She said the measure would pressure the world’s largest purchasers of Russian energy to reduce their dependence on Moscow. House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Democrat Gregory Meeks and Representative Don Beyer said the Senate bill gave President Donald Trump sweeping tariff authority while retaining broad presidential waivers on sanctions. It passed a separate Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid bill in June after supporters used a discharge petition to force a vote.