US senators propose Trump-backed Russia sanctions bill, India among 5 nations that could face tariffs

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A bipartisan group of US senators has unveiled a long-awaited bill that could give President Donald Trump powers to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia. India has been named among five countries that could face tariffs for continuing to buy Russian oil as per the proposed legislation. The legislation, dubbed by some colleagues the “Lindsey Graham Russia Accountability Bill,” was formally announced on Capitol Hill on Tuesday by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Jeanne Shaheen, along with Republicans Roger Wicker, Katie Britt and more than a dozen other lawmakers from both parties, news agency ANI reported. “The Russian sanctions legislation championed by…

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