Washington DC, July 17 -- A bipartisan group of more than 60 US senators on Thursday (local time) introduced revised legislation to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia and its supporters, replacing the earlier proposal for blanket tariffs with targeted measures aimed at the world's largest buyers of Russian energy. The bill, introduced days after Senator Lindsey Graham's death, reflects changes agreed with the White House before his passing.

The "Senator Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026" was introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal and Darline Graham to hold major purchases of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.

According to the sponsors' official press release, Lindse...