Bill also includes the possibility of sending weapons to Ukraine; President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his support for the proposal: ‘It is exactly the kind of support that can bring peace closer’
A group of senators presented a bill that grants the president the authority to apply up to 500% rates on countries that carry out transactions with the involving products under sanction. This initiative aims to increase pressure on conflict in. Senator Lindsey Graham pointed out that nations such as China and India can be impacted by this measure.
“The law would allow Trump to go after Putin’s economy and all the countries that support Putin’s war machine,” Senator Lindsey Graham said in an interview with CBS on the weekend, adding that countries like China, India and Brazil could be affected. “This is truly a hammer available for the president to end the war.”
The legislation would allow President Trump to impose tariffs on products from countries that maintain trade relations with Russia, especially those that import oil, gas and other goods under sanctions. In addition to tariffs, the bill also includes the possibility of sending weapons to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his support for the proposal: “It’s exactly the kind of support that can bring peace closer and make diplomacy not empty.”
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
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