American Senator Lindsey Graham said he has the support of 72 Senate members for a bill that seeks to apply new “overwhelming” sanctions against Russia, as well as tariffs to countries that buy their key natural resources, in the event that Moscow does not support “serious negotiations” to end the conflict in Ukraine.
«The goal is to help the president [Donald Trump]”The Republican representative to the press said Wednesday, adding that the US president feels” frustrated “by the state of the conversations.
In a previous publication in X, Graham said he appreciates the efforts of the Republican leader to end the conflict, but stressed that his bill is a way of pressing Russia towards an “honorable, fair and lasting peace.”
«I want a negotiated end of war, with honor and justice. I think Trump is the most indicated person to achieve that goal, but these sanctions reflect the opinion of the Senate that Russia is the main culprit, ”said Trump’s ally politician, warning that the new sanctions would” crush “the Russian economy.
The sanctions proposed by Graham and the Democrat Richard Blumenthal contemplate a 500 % tariff to the imported goods from countries that buy oil, gas, uranium and other Russian products. In addition, American citizens would be prohibited from buying Russian sovereign debt, among other measures.
Unlike the kyiv regime, which has not yet repealed the decree that prohibits it from negotiating with the Russian president, Moscow assured several times to be open to establishing conversations. Recently, Vladimir Putin once again said the Russian part is willing to resume the negotiation process with Ukraine without prior conditions.
For his part, Volodimir Zelenski continues to refuse to give his arm to twist. Thus, his statements that “Ukraine will not recognize” Crimea as part of Russia torpedo the conversations between the representatives of the US, Ukraine and European countries in London, and were qualified by Trump himself as “incendiary” and “harmful to peace negotiations.”
The sanctions imposed on Russia since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, in 2022, have sought above all to limit the income of their oil and gas industry. Western governments, headed by Washington, imposed a top price of $ 60 per barrel on oil exports in Russia.
In turn, since the Kremlin they have repeatedly reiterated that Moscow has never refused to talk about Ukraine. At the same time, they indicated that Russia “is open to economic cooperation” with Washington and considers that “is key to a more resistant global economy.”
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