This sweeping sanctions legislation, authored by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was passed on Tuesday in presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Updated on: Jul 29, 2026, 06:32:27 IST By HT News Desk Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link The US Senate has passed the Russia sanctions bill which puts India and four other countries at the risk of 100% tariffs.
This sweeping sanctions legislation, authored by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was passed on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the Capitol.
The sanctions bill comes at a time when India's dependence on Russian energy has gone up on account of the West Asia war. (In ) The bill aims to increase economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
The tally was 86 to 12 in favor on a procedural vote to advance the bill, which seeks to impose sanctions on Russian officials and authorise steep tariffs on India, China, Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan in order reduce their dependence on Russian energy.
The sanctions bill comes at a time when India's dependence on Russian energy has gone up on account of the West Asia war which has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iran-US war has choked off Gulf crude supplies that previously accounted for roughly 40% of India’s oil imports, forcing refiners to turn to Russian crude as the main alternative source.
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