Lindsey Graham sanctions bill ‘a grand disservice’ to US – Moscow (VIDEO)

The legislation, which would allow the president to impose tariffs on countries buying Russian energy, could drive American gasoline prices “ever-higher,” the Russian Embassy has said The “Russophobic” new sanctions bill empowering US President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on buyers of Russian energy will lead to ever-higher prices at the pumps for Americans, the Russian Embassy in Washington has warned. The legislation was championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a Russia hawk and staunch Ukraine supporter who pushed for “crushing sanctions” on Moscow before his unexpected death this summer. Named ‘The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026’ in his honor, the bill allows the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from major buyers of Russian oil and gas, potentially including China and India, and additional sanctions on Russia and Iran.

It cleared the House on Wednesday, removing the final congressional hurdle before reaching Trump, who has said he plans to sign it. The Russian Embassy in Washington on Friday warned the legislation will likely backfire on American consumers, particularly as Middle Eastern energy supplies are already disrupted by the US war on Iran. Further US sanctions would complicate Ukraine peace efforts – Kremlin “Russophobic instinct underlying the late Senator Graham’s bill… makes a grand disservice to the current Administration’s efforts to Make America Great Again,” the embassy wrote on X. “Destabilizing energy markets by blocking Russian oil and gas trade as Mideast supply is dramatically cut is an invitation to ever-higher prices at the pump close to midterm November elections. ” The embassy also warned that targeting major buyers of Russian energy could deepen tensions between Washington on one…