U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has returned from his seventh trip to Ukraine. He wants Congress to pass new sanctions on Russia and the countries supporting it.

His sanctions bill was introduced alongside Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a staunch supporter of Ukraine with whom Blumenthal traveled last week.

The bill puts a 500% tariff on any country buying Russian oil or gas.

“We need to put Russia on an economic island, isolated from the world economy, targeting China and India that buy 70% of Russia's oil and gas, which is the way it fuels its war machine,” Blumenthal said.

More than 80% of the Senate is co-sponsoring the legislation.

The sanctions would be imposed if Russia refuses to negotiate on a peace deal or re-invades Ukraine after the deal is done.

Blumenthal said he

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