India, others at risk of up to 100% tariffs as US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill
The US Senate has advanced a sanctions bill against Russia that could impose up to 100% tariffs on countries like India, China, and several European nations that continue to purchase Russian energy. The legislation aims to increase economic pressure on Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine.
Why it matters
This bill could significantly disrupt global trade and energy markets, forcing major economies to choose between Russian energy dependence and US trade relations.
The US Senate has advanced the Russia sanctions bill which puts India and four other countries at the risk of 100% tariffs. This sweeping sanctions legislation, authored by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was moved on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Capitol.The bill aims to increase economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. After China, India is the second-largest buyer of Russian crude oil.The tally was 86 to 12 in favor on a procedural vote to advance the bill, which seeks to impose sanctions on Russian officials and authorise steep tariffs on India, China, Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan in order reduce their dependence on Russian energy.Also read: When two wars meet at lake: Ukraine's strike in Caspian Sea and the Iran-Russia angle Introduced in April 2025, Graham earlier this year announced that the bill had been greenlit by President Donald Trump amid trade tensions between…
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