US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill, India and others at risk of 100% tariffs

US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill, India and others at risk of 100% tariffs

The US Senate has passed the Russia sanctions bill which puts India and four other countries at the risk of 100% tariffs. This sweeping sanctions legislation, authored by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was passed on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the Capitol.

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The bill aims to increase economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

The tally was 86 to 12 in favor on a procedural vote to advance the bill, which seeks to impose sanctions on Russian officials and authorise steep tariffs on India, China and other countries in order reduce their dependence on Russian energy.