Donald Trump shoots from Senate shoulders to punish Russia, by making India and China pay

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File photo: US President Donald Trump TOI correspondant from Washington: The US Senate on Friday approved a bill that will allow President Trump to impose 100% tariffs on the world’s top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, including India, China, and Turkey. The legislation also targets countries helping Russia evade energy sanctions, Russian banks, officials, and so-called oligarchs and shadow fleet of tankers. By an overwhelming 86-11 vote, senators approved the Graham bill, formally the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, a sweeping legislation named for the late Republican Senator, war hawk, and staunch…

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