WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in introducing legislation negotiated with the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and the White House to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.
The Sanctioning Russia Act would impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons, and Russian banks and financial institutions, as well as the...