Senator Graham voiced Trump's position on new sanctions against Russia.

US President Donald Trump, speaking about new sanctions against Russia, considered it necessary to move forward with a bill to this effect, Senator Lindsey Graham, the author of the corresponding bill, said in an interview with ABC.

"Yesterday, for the first time, the president told me while we were playing golf that it was time to move the bill forward," the lawmaker said.

Graham recalled the essence of his sanctions proposal: if a country buys products from Russia and fails to assist Ukraine , a 500% tariff is imposed on its products shipped to the United States. He named India and CHINA among the countries that could be subject to this measure, as they support Russia by purchasing its hydrocarbons.

He also noted that the bill is supported by 84 lawmakers (the Senate has only 100 members). If approved , Trump will gain a "tool" in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Graham added that the document is planned to be passed "the day after the July recess," that is, starting on July 7, and then the decision will be up to the president.

Trump has repeatedly expressed contradictory positions on sanctions: from a willingness to impose them to a reluctance, so as not to interfere with the negotiation process between Moscow and Kyiv.

Russia condemns Western sanctions . Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov pointed out that the West resorts to them as part of a “dictatorship, punishment of those who do not comply with its demands,” but these measures “do not contribute to the smooth functioning of the global economy.”

A day earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced that Kyiv would initiate "appropriate sanctions measures" against countries that purchase the most Russian oil. He also called on allies to "use their full sanctions potential and toolkit."

Measures against Russian oil are also being discussed in the EU: they could be included in the 18th sanctions package. It is proposed that the price ceiling will be lowered from $60 (effective from 2022) to $45 per barrel. Furthermore, the possibility of banning transactions with Russia's Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines (they are not currently delivering gas; one line of the second pipeline survived the 2022 explosions) is being considered, as well as with banks that circumvent restrictions.

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