India, 4 other nations face 100% tariffs as US Senate advances Russia sanctions bill
Washington, July 30 -- The US Senate voted 86-12 on Tuesday to advance a new Russia sanctions bill that would authorise tariffs of up to 100% on India and four other countries for purchasing Russian energy, clearing a key procedural hurdle hours after a funeral service in Washington for the legislation's chief architect, Senator Lindsey Graham.
The vote came on a day when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended Graham's funeral at Washington National Cathedral, met President Donald Trump at the White House, and later watched the Senate vote from the gallery after a private meeting with senators. Eleven Democrats and one Republican, Kentucky's Rand Paul, voted against the measure.
The bill, formally titled the "Lindsey O. Graham Sanc...
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