US Senator Lindsey Graham has stated that the White House has approved a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia. The bill aims to increase economic pressure and provide US President Donald Trump with additional leverage.
- The White House has approved a bill imposing sanctions on Russia.
- The document will give Trump leverage to put pressure on the Kremlin.
- Graham believes that this could help bring the war in Ukraine to an end.
- Trump is impressed by the Ukrainian army’s successes.
- The bill still has to go through the process in the US Congress.
The White House has backed new sanctions against Russia
US Senator Lindsay Graham reported that the White House had approved a bill providing for the introduction of strict sanctions against Russia. According to the politician, the document is intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and provide the US President with Donald Trump additional tools to exert pressure on Russia with a view to ending the war against Ukraine. Graham said: «This will give Trump the leverage to bring the war to a swift conclusion.».
Trump sees Ukraine as one of the winners
Lindsey Graham also commented on the US President’s view of the situation on the front line. According to him, Donald Trump was impressed by how the Ukrainian military had managed to turn the tide the course of hostilities. «Trump likes winners, and at the moment he sees Ukraine as belonging to that camp. He was deeply impressed by the Ukrainians» ability to turn the tide of the war,” said the senator.
The bill still has to go through the legislative process
Despite Lindsey Graham’s statement, the bill has not yet come into force. To do so, it must go through all the required stages of consideration and voting in the US Congress. The details of the forthcoming sanctions and the timing of their possible implementation have not yet been officially announced.
