The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve a sanctions bill that would impose 100% tariffs on imports from India and four other countries that continue to purchase Russian crude oil.
The legislation aims to penalize nations maintaining energy trade with Moscow, which lawmakers argue helps fuel the war in Ukraine.
The bill, renamed the L. in the Senate, represents a significant escalation in US efforts to isolate Russia economically.
By targeting major buyers like India and China, the measure seeks to disrupt the flow of Russian petroleum products to global markets.
The vote signals strong bipartisan support for using trade policy as a tool of foreign policy in the context of the Ukraine conflict.
This development adds to the growing list of legislative proposals in the US Senate seeking to impose severe tariffs on nations that continue to buy Russian oil.