President Donald Trump has declared his support for the bipartisan "Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, " a bill that Senators Lindsey Graham (R, SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D, CT) have put forward. Secondary sanctions authorized by the Act might include tariffs of up to 500% on goods imported from nations that continue to buy oil, petroleum products, or uranium from Russia. The legislation, which enjoys robust bipartisan support and has more than 80 co, co-sponsors, could be brought to the Senate floor for a vote next week in an effort to cut off funding that Russia uses to support its war against Ukraine.
The main targets are large buyers of discounted energy exports from Russia, especially India and China, which together make up about 70% of Russia's oil sales. India has increased its purchases of Russian crude to 40, 44% of its total consumption, and Brazil has also stepped up its buying of the commodity. If these sanctions are put into place, they could have a very serious effect on the worldwide energy market, and they could lead to a deterioration in the trade relationship between the United States and these countries. At the same time, one could imagine exemptions or negotiations.
On the strategic level, Trump's endorsement of the legislation is intended to apply the greatest possible pressure on Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table regarding the peace in Ukraine. At the same time, it would provide the U.S. with a tool against those countries that are not complying with the sanctions and are evading them. The buildup to this escalation is represented by earlier measures, such as the confiscation of tankers that were involved in the trade of oil connected to Russia.


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