US President Donald Trump is ready to support a bipartisan bill on new sanctions against russia, which was promoted by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham for many years.
This was reported by CNN with reference to a representative of the White House.
According to the TV channel, Trump's consent can significantly increase the chances of passing the document, which Graham has been working on for a long time. Support for the bill became known only a few days after the senator's death.
Earlier, Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal reported that the Trump administration generally approves of the proposed sanctions package. They also said that after long negotiations they reached a compromise on its content.
At the same time, it remained unclear to the last whether Trump would personally support the document. The US President has previously criticized the bill, insisting that he wants broader powers to impose sanctions on his own without additional legislative restrictions.
Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune said the White House worked closely with Lindsey Graham during the preparation of the document.
"It will require the support of both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, but I am hopeful that we will succeed," Thune said.
According to him, this sanctions package was one of the main priorities of Graham in the last days of his life and may become his political legacy.
Meanwhile, Senator Richard Blumenthal said that in the near future he plans to discuss with the leadership of the Senate the completion of work on the bill and the search for a new Republican co-author after Graham's death.
As CNN notes, the document foresees the possibility of introducing high tariffs on imports from countries that continue to buy russian oil, natural gas and uranium. Such measures are expected to increase economic pressure on russia due to its war against Ukraine.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Lindsey Graham died in the evening of July 11 after a short and sudden illness. The day before his death, he was in Kyiv.
In the USA, the preliminary results of the forensic medical examination regarding the death of the Republican senator Lindsey Graham were made public. According to the main version, the politician died due to aortic dissection associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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