U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. answer media questions near damaged Russian vehicles exhibition in central Kyiv, Friday, July 10, 2026. The legislation also includes sanctions on Putin, senior Russian political and military leaders, Russian financial institutions and Russian energy projects. It would expand US sanctions to target older, reflagged oil tankers that Russia uses to circumvent existing US sanctions on Russian oil and energy revenues. "It would allow President Trump to dodge holding Russia accountable and impose yet more tariffs in his destructive trade wars, leaving Americans to foot the bill," Meeks said. The House had already passed a separate measure in June that would provide aid to Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy.