Bangladesh, July 14 -- A powerful new sanctions bill pending in the US Senate is poised to grant President Donald Trump unprecedented authority to impose heavy tariffs on Russias trading partners, aiming to cripple the Kremlins economy amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The bill, championed by hawkish Senator Lindsey Graham alongside Democrat Richard Blumenthal, promises to give the administration what Graham calls a “sledgehammer” to break the economic support propping up Russian President Vladimir Putins war efforts.

Speaking in an interview aired on CBS News on July 13, Senator Lindsey Graham underscored the urgency behind the legislation, emphasizing the bipartisan support it has already gathered in the Senate. “...