Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions over Ukraine war

New law allows tariffs of up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil, including China and India.

US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2026 [Jim Watson/AFP]

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia over its war in Ukraine, days after Congress sent the bill to the White House with rare bipartisan support .

Signed on Friday, the legislation, known as the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, honours the late Republican senator who spent more than a year negotiating it before his sudden death in July. It was co-written with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.

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The bill sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin, senior officials and oligarchs, along with Russian banks and financial institutions. It also targets Moscow’s energy and defence sectors and the so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to move Russian oil around Western sanctions.

A key provision gives Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas, a measure expected to fall hardest on China and India, the top two importers of Russian crude. The bill separately extends sanctions on Iran’s energy and weapons sectors.

The bill passed the Senate last month and the House on Wednesday, with 58 Democrats crossing party lines to back it.

It marks the first major Ukraine-related bill to clear Congress in more than two years.

Supporters say the aim is to starve the Kremlin of the funds sustaining its war effort and push Putin towards negotiations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had lobbied lawmakers ahead of the vote, called the legislation “an extremely powerful tool”.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill placed “maximum pressure” on what he called “the Russian war machine”, while Blumenthal said he hoped it would help bring Moscow to the table, telling Putin: “We have your number.”

Not all Democrats were on board. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed the bill, warning that its tariff powers would raise costs for American families and calling its sanctions provisions full of “loopholes”.

An oil tanker operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet is intercepted by British forces in the English Channel, in Portland, England, on June 15, 2026 [Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images]

India, one of the countries most exposed to the new tariff threat, said this week that it “remains firmly committed to ensuring energy security for its 1.4 billion people”.

Trump’s decision comes about a week before he is due to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House.

新法律允许对包括中国和印度在内的俄罗斯石油主要买家征收高达 100% 的关税。

2026年9月18日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在华盛顿特区白宫椭圆形办公室接受记者提问。[吉姆·沃森/法新社]

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普签署了一项针对俄罗斯在乌克兰战争中的全面制裁法案，此前几天，国会罕见地以两党支持将该法案提交白宫。

这项于周五签署的法案名为《2026年林赛·格雷厄姆制裁俄罗斯和伊朗法案》，旨在纪念已故共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆。格雷厄姆在7月突然去世前，曾花费一年多的时间参与该法案的谈判。该法案由格雷厄姆与民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔共同起草。

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该法案制裁俄罗斯总统普京、高级官员和寡头，以及俄罗斯的银行和金融机构。它还针对莫斯科的能源和国防部门，以及用于规避西方制裁、运输俄罗斯石油的所谓“影子油轮船队”。

一项关键条款授权特朗普对俄罗斯石油和天然气的五大买家征收最高达100%的关税，预计中国和印度——俄罗斯原油的两大进口国——将受到最严重的打击。该法案还单独延长了对伊朗能源和武器领域的制裁。

该法案上个月在参议院获得通过，周三在众议院获得通过，其中有 58 名民主党人跨越党派界限表示支持。

这是两年多来国会通过的首个与乌克兰相关的重大法案。

支持者称，此举旨在切断克里姆林宫维持战争的资金来源，迫使普京进行谈判。乌克兰总统泽连斯基在投票前曾游说议员，他称这项立法是“一项极其强大的工具”。

众议院议长迈克·约翰逊表示，该法案对所谓的“俄罗斯战争机器”施加了“最大压力”，而布卢门撒尔则表示，他希望该法案能帮助莫斯科回到谈判桌前，并告诉普京：“我们已经掌握了你的底细。”

并非所有民主党人都支持这项法案。众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯反对该法案，他警告说，法案赋予的关税权力将增加美国家庭的开支，并称其制裁条款漏洞百出。

2026年6月15日，一艘隶属于俄罗斯影子舰队的油轮在英国波特兰附近的英吉利海峡被英国军队拦截。[Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images]

印度是受新关税威胁影响最大的国家之一，本周表示，它“仍然坚定致力于确保其14亿人口的能源安全”。

特朗普做出这一决定时，距离他计划在白宫接待中国国家主席习近平还有大约一周时间。