India, July 15 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that was spearheaded by Senator Lindsey Graham, who recently passed away. The US President said that the Republican had wanted tougher economic measures against Moscow "more than any other thing."

The bill Trump was commenting on targets top five purchasers of Russian crude oil and natural gas, including China and India.

"This is in honour of Lindsey. This was his thing. He wanted this more than any other thing," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, referring to Graham's years-long push for stronger sanctions aimed at curbing Russia's oil revenues, according to a Bloomberg report.

Lindsey Graham, 71, was a key ally of US president Don...