Trump signs bill targeting China’s Russia energy imports days before Xi’s US visit

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US President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, imposing new sanctions targeting Russia's energy buyers, including China and India, just ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington. The law expands existing sanctions and tariffs on Russia.

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a new sanctions bill into law that targets Russia’s leading energy buyers – China and India – just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit. The White House issued a brief statement, saying that the President had “signed into law” the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026,” which “authorises and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions on Russia and extends existing sanctions on...