US President Donald Trump has “greenlit the bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill” that envisages “at least 500 per cent” duty on countries like India, China and Brazil that do business with Russia, threatening a further strain on Indo-US ties. ADVERTISEMENT“This bill would give President Trump tremendous leverage against countries like China, India and Brazil to incentivise them to stop buying the cheap Russian oil that provides the financing for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s bloodbath against Ukraine. I look forward to a strong bipartisan vote, hopefully as early as next week,” Graham said. He had in a television interview in June described the bill as an “economic bunker buster” against China, India and Russia. It will be a tool in his tool box to bring Putin to the table,” he had said.

Source: The Telegraph January 09, 2026 00:59 UTC