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###### [US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill in bipartisan vote](https://www.trtworld.com/article/6bfd76cccf66)

> Once enacted, the act would impose primary and secondary sanctions on Russia, targeting Russian officials, banks, financial institutions and other entities.
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> The US Senate has passed legislation that would impose new sanctions on Russia, sending it to the House of Representatives.
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> **By a vote of 86-11, the upper chamber passed H.R. 5334, the legislative vehicle for the [Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5025).**
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> **The measure cleared the Senate on Friday with the support of more than the 60 votes required for passage.**
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> Eleven senators voted against the bill: Democrats Lisa Blunt Rochester, Maggie Hassan, Mazie Hirono, Ed Markey, Jon Ossoff, Alex Padilla, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Peter Welch and Ron Wyden, along with Republican Rand Paul.
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> The three senators who did not vote are Republicans Marsha Blackburn, Cynthia Lummis and Mitch McConnell.
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> The measure was a key legislative priority of Senator Lindsey Graham, who died after a brief illness last month.
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> **Several senators met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month during his visit to the US for Graham’s funeral.**
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> If enacted, the act would impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting the war in Ukraine.
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> The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons and Russian banks and financial institutions.
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> **The legislation allows the president to impose targeted tariffs on imported goods from countries that buy the vast majority of Russian oil or gas, and enable Russian sanctions evasion.** **(China and India will be targets)**
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> **It also includes a provision to prevent a lapse in sanction authority that restricts funding for Iran’s energy and weapons sectors.**
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> ***“This landmark legislation is a powerful demonstration of America’s global leadership. I extend my sincere gratitude to the members of the US Senate for their leadership, their principled bipartisan support, and their enduring solidarity with Ukraine. Together, we are bringing a lasting peace closer,”*** he said on the US social media company X.

 **EU toadies sanction too**

[**EU approves new sanctions on Russia in response to massive strikes on Ukraine**](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/07/8047738/)

**Background:**

- **On 23 July, the Council of the European Union [formally adopted](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/23/8045600/) a new package of sanctions against Russia, describing it as a measure that “deals a powerful blow to Russia’s energy sector, financial services and cryptocurrencies.”**
- **The package was approved after weeks of delays caused by objections from several member states for different reasons, with Greece being the last country to lift its objections.**
- Following its adoption, **it emerged that the EU is reviewing its broader approach to sanctions against Russia.**