WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. James Lankford issued the following news release:

US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) and more than 60 members of the Senate in introducing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 (https://www.lankford.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lindsey-O.-Graham-Sanctioning-Russia-Act-of-2026.pdf), legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the effort last week and secured an agreement with the White House on Friday, before his death.

"Putin is a murderous KGB thug, and the countries still buying Russian oil ...