US Senate to vote on Russia sanctions bill in tribute to Graham

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The U.S. Senate is set to vote on a Russian energy sanctions bill as a tribute to the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. The legislation aims to intensify economic pressure on Moscow during Ukraine President Zelenskiy's visit to the Capitol.

By Patricia Zengerle and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will begin voting on sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral. Graham was among Kyiv's most influential and outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-old war against Russia, and the bill aims to increase economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.