Overview
- The Senate measure, backed by 82 cosponsors, proposes a 500% tariff on goods from countries importing Russian oil, gas, uranium and other products.
- Senator Lindsey Graham said the chamber will begin considering the legislation next week, with House allies poised to follow suit and a presidential signature still required.
- During meetings in Kyiv, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined Ukraine’s financial and defense needs and called for tougher sanctions.
- Ukrainian leaders emphasized the seizure of frozen Russian assets as a key mechanism to fund reconstruction and heighten economic pressure on Moscow.
- Zelensky warned that Russia is using stalled negotiations as cover to prepare fresh military operations and urged the U.S. to maintain leverage until genuine talks resume.