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House Passes Graham Sanctions Bill Targeting Russian Oil Buyers

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

House Passes Sanctions

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping sanctions bill targeting Russian officials and energy buyers.
The Lindsey Graham-named measure passed 262-159, sending it to President Donald Trump.
It authorizes President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on the five buyers of Russian oil and gas.
The bill sanctions President Vladimir Putin, senior officials, the Central Bank, Sberbank, Gazprombank, and Russia’s shadow fleet.

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Kyiv Forum Convenes

The Kyiv Sanctions Forum 2026 convened with over 60 participants from 22 nations on September 10-11.
Ukraine’s sanctions advisers urged targeting the Russian shadow fleet and its financing networks.
Analysts reported Russia’s GDP growth fell to 0.4 percent, signaling a stagnating war economy.
Bill Emmott cited elite dissent, quoting VEB chief economist Andrei Klepach and oligarch Andrei Melnichenko.
A defense briefing mapped Russian ballistic-missile component supply chains, including foreign electronic parts.

History

Historical Context

Congress enacted the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, establishing a legal framework for U.S. pressure on Russia. The law required Treasury to publish a list of 210 Russian officials in 2018, and subsequent memoranda in 2017 delegated implementation authority to the State and Treasury departments, showing the act’s ongoing role in U.S. sanctions policy.

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House Passes Sanctions

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping sanctions bill targeting Russian officials and energy buyers.
The Lindsey Graham-named measure passed 262-159, sending it to President Donald Trump.
It authorizes President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on the five buyers of Russian oil and gas.
The bill sanctions President Vladimir Putin, senior officials, the Central Bank, Sberbank, Gazprombank, and Russia’s shadow fleet.

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