The US Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation as Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral.

Ahead of the US Senate's vote on legislation aimed at tightening economic pressure on Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke alongside senators and said the bill carries significance far beyond its direct economic impact.

The US Senate took its first formal step towards a sweeping Russia sanctions bill as Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched from the Capitol gallery. The move pairs stronger support for Ukraine with a fresh Washington debate over giving the president wider tariff powers.

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the US Capitol, a majority of senators from both parties voted to advance legislation intended to strike at the economic foundations of Russia's war.

Senators capped off a day of tributes to their late colleague Lindsey Graham by advancing a sanctions bill he spent his final week of life negotiating.

The US Senate is set to begin voting on a Russia and Iran sanctions bill as Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the Capitol on the day of Lindsey Graham's funeral. The measure is being framed as a tribute to Graham but faces bipartisan unease over tariff powers for Donald Trump.

The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol.

The bill would give Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on goods from major purchasers of Russian oil and gas, especially China and India.

Ahead of a Senate vote on a sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a co-sponsor of the legislation, told RFE/RL that the legislation sends a strong message that the United States is committed to supporting Ukraine.

As the US Senate prepared to vote on a sweeping bipartisan sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a co-sponsor of the legislation, said the measure reflects renewed bipartisan resolve to squeeze the Kremlin war machine and reinforce support for Ukraine.