A bipartisan group of senators said Friday they reached an agreement with the Trump administration to move forward a new version of legislation to sanction buyers of Russian oil, potentially advancing a long-stalled effort to ramp up pressure on Moscow.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters in Kyiv that the lawmakers have been working closely with the administration on a version of the legislation that would be “acceptable” to the White House and that was “written in a way they could support.”
Neither he nor his colleagues in the effort — Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) — provided details on the legislative text. Graham died over the weekend after a sudden illness.
The White House has resisted full support of legislation to limit the flow of funds to Moscow’s war chest through sanctions on countries purchasing Russian oil, in addition to Russian officials and entities.
