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Someone explain this, as if I’m 5 years old. It makes no sense. Can this actually help control the oil market, or whatever they’re trying to accomplish? 🙄
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US Senate passes Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill

The legislation will give President Trump the power to apply 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil

Lindsey Graham attends a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington DC, December 7, 2023 © Getty Images ; Kevin Dietsch
The US Senate has approved a bill allowing President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on the largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas. The bill was the brainchild of Senator Lindsey Graham, who tried multiple times to pass it before he died last month.

The bill, titled ‘The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026’, passed the Senate by 86 votes to 11 on Friday, with Graham’s sister Darline, who was appointed to his seat, reading out the result. Trump has already said he would sign the legislation, meaning it ...