The New York Times reports:
Graham's Death Leaves Fate of Russia Sanctions Bill Uncertain
Graham's Death Leaves Fate of Russia Sanctions Bill Uncertain Supporters in both parties hope the measure to penalize Russia, championed by Senator Lindsey Graham, will gain momentum in his honor.
But not everyone thinks this bill makes sense.
Politico reports:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/07/lindsey-graham-russia-sanctions-bill-trade-embargo-00393297
Sen. Lindsey Graham has pledged that his expansive sanctions bill would be “bone crushing” for the Russian economy.
But if enacted, the South Carolina Republican’s proposal to impose 500 percent tariffs on any country that buys Russian energy would effectively cut the U.S. off from some of the world’s largest economies — including allies in Europe.
But experts remain skeptical that the sky-high tariffs proposed in the Sanctioning Russia Act are in any way feasible.
India and China buy roughly 70 percent of Russian energy exports, but several other countries that buy any oil, gas or uranium from Moscow — and aren’t included in the carve-out — could also be exposed to tariffs under the bill.
The United States, which is still reliant on imports of enriched uranium from Russia to fuel its nuclear reactors, could also run afoul of the bill.
Edward Fishman, a senior researcher with the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, said countries in the crosshairs of the bill would struggle to halt their imports of Russian energy overnight.
Another 'all mouth and no brain' bill does no 'honor' to anyone.
All this bill does is encourage most of the rest of the world to continue to decouple from US financial hegemony and force China, India and Russia closer together.
This kind of stupidity will only lead to disaster for US attempts to preserve unipolarity and higher prices for US consumers - but who really cares about them?
MAGA has been abandoned and only rebels like MTG seem to give a toss about ordinary Americans.