US President Donald Trump has signed a bill authorising new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, shortly after it received congressional approval this week.

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law, the White House said in a statement, paving the way for increased economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It targets Moscow's so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to evade Western sanctions, and allows Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.

This allows Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, after Congress gave its approval after months of delay.Trump has genera...

US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation aimed at increasing economic pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, including by targeting Moscow's energy revenues as well as countries that continue to buy Russian oil and gas.

Donald Trump signed Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which seeks to impose tarrifs on Moscow and its top energy buyers such as China, India.

The law does not itself impose a 100 per cent tariff on India or China. It gives the president discretion over how the tariff powers are used.

WASHINGTON, Sept 19: US President Donald Trump has signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law, giving him expanded authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports from the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas, a list that currently includes India. Trump signed the legislation […]