New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, said on Saturday that he would introduce the "Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act" and bring it to the House floor through a discharge petition.

The name draws on the defence philosophy that shaped US policy towards the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The proposed legislation is aimed at President Donald Trump's newly announced deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which the White House has promoted as a way to ease fuel prices.

Fitzpatrick, who co-chairs the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, described the bill as bipartisan, although it was unclear on Saturday which Democrats would sponsor it. The legislation would block all purchases of Russian oil. ...