WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's push to sanction Russia continues to earn bipartisan support in the Senate, even as President Donald Trump takes a differing stance toward the Kremlin than previous administrations.

Graham's legislation, coined the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 and co-written by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, would impose a 500 percent tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, uranium and other products if Russian refuses to engage in "good faith negotiations for a lasting peace with Urkaine."

The measure recently reached 81 cosponsors in the U.S. Senate, amid the backdrop of Trump's historic phone call with Vladimir Putin that yielded few results in ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

"Russia has agreed to provide its term sheet for a ceasefire in the next few days. Its contents will speak volumes as to whether or not Russia is serious about peace. We suspect it will be more of the same," Graham and Blumenthal said in a joint statement. "If it is more of the same, Russia can expect decisive action from the United States Senate. Our legislation will isolate Russia – putting it on a trade island by imposing stiff tariffs on other countries that support these atrocities."

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On Monday, Trump claimed Russia and Ukraine would “immediately” begin ceasefire negotiations following separate calls with the leaders of both countries, according to reporting from The Associated Press. The conversations did not appear to yield a breakthrough.

Putin, on the other hand, said Russia was ready to continue discussing an end to the fighting. Those measures included creating a "memorandum" outlining the framework for a "pssobile future peace treaty," according to the AP. Little changed in Putin's demands.

Trump described the negotiations as "excellent" when speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, noting that the process has "very big egos involved."

While Sen. Graham urges sanctions against Russia, Putin rejected an offer by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet in person in Turkey as an alternative to a 30-day ceasefire urged by Ukraine and its Western allies, including Washington.

“We are pleased to announce that we have received overwhelming bipartisan support for our primary and secondary sanctions legislation against Russia," Graham and Blumenthal said in April. "It is our hope that in 2025, President Trump and his team will achieve what has eluded the world in the past: ending Russian aggression against Ukraine permanently and ensuring the survivability of a free and democratic Ukraine."

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