The U.S. Senate approved an order imposing sanctions on countries that purchase energy products from Russia, according to a report by ynet.
The U.S. Senate approved an order imposing sanctions on countries that purchase energy products from Russia, according to a report by ynet on Saturday morning. The report did not provide further details on the scope of the order or which countries would be affected.
The move comes a day after the Senate passed the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill on Friday, August 7, by a vote of 86-11, as The Zioneer reported. That legislation targets Russia's energy industry and imposes additional sanctions on Iran's energy sector. The bill is now pending before the House of Representatives.
The new order is part of a broader U.S. and allied effort to tighten sanctions on Russian energy exports in response to the war in Ukraine. The European Union recently approved its 21st sanctions package and authorized the seizure of Russian oil from sanction-violating tankers, as The Zioneer has covered.
2 developments
- DevelopingUS Senate approves Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill targeting oil buyers
- StrongUS Treasury hits Iran, Russia entities with arms control, counterterrorism sanctions
- DevelopingUS Senator Lindsey Graham: New sanctions on Russia aimed at crippling its economy
- DevelopingEU authorizes seizure of Russian oil from sanction-violating tankers
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