Trump gives green light to bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, Senator Graham says

Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham wrote this on social media platform X following a meeting with the U.S. President.

"After a very productive meeting today with President Trump on a variety of issues, he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that I have been working on for months with Senator Blumenthal and many others," Graham stated.

He called this a very "well-timed" decision, as "Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent."

Senator Graham added that "this bill will allow President Trump to punish those countries who buy cheap Russian oil fueling Putin's war machine."

"This bill would give President Trump tremendous leverage against countries like China, India and Brazil to incentivize them to stop buying the cheap Russian oil" that finances Putin's bloody campaign against Ukraine, Graham continued.

He also expressed hope for strong bipartisan support for the legislation "as early as next week."

• In mid-November 2025, Senator Lindsey Graham reported that the U.S. Congress was moving forward with consideration of a bipartisan bill for additional sanctions against Russia.