Graham stated this on Wednesday on the social media platform X, Ukrinform reports.
He recalled that he had been working on the document for several months together with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and other politicians. Today, the president "greenlit" this bill.
"This will be well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent," Graham noted.
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As Ukrinform reported, Graham and Blumenthal submitted to the U.S. Senate a bill that предусматривает additional pressure on Russia by imposing sanctions on countries that purchase its energy resources. In November, Graham stated that the U.S. president supports this initiative and that Congress is ready to move it forward.
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