US Congress passes sweeping Russia sanctions Bill — SkimNews
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The US House passed sweeping Russia sanctions 262-159 on Wednesday, sending the package to President Trump's desk after months of delay and granting authority for tariffs up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil including China and India.
Why it matters: Democrats charged the bill was written to hand Trump sweeping discretionary tariff power — up to 100% on China and India over Russian oil purchases — while weakening the duty to actually sanction Moscow, exposing a fragile bipartisan consensus on Ukraine weeks before midterm campaigning begins.
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