WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jon Husted issued the following press release:
The Senate today passed the Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) backed bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, a bill that would strengthen sanctions on Russia and entities supporting its war in Ukraine.
The bill aims to disrupt Russia's ability to sustain its war in Ukraine through the export of energy products. It would sanction key sectors of Russia's war economy, including its shadow fleet-which is used to export oil despite sanctions-and penalize countries like China that help fund the Russian invasion.
"With support from the White House and a bipartisan group of senators, we are sending a clear message to Vladimir Putin: America stands with Ukraine,...