{"id":174008,"date":"2026-07-14T05:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=174008"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:55:06","slug":"efter-grahams-dod-trump-vantas-stodja-stenharda-rysslandssanktioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/after-grahams-death-trump-may-support-tough-sanctions-against-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"After Graham's Death \u2013 Trump Is Expected to Support Tough Sanctions Against Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Following Lindsey Graham\u2019s sudden death, his most talked-about bill appears to be getting a new lease on life. Donald Trump is now reportedly willing to support the tough sanctions against Russia\u2014despite warnings of serious consequences for the global economy.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the United States <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> is expected to support a new package of sanctions against Russia that was championed by the recently deceased senator <strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong>, according to an anonymous source in the White House. The announcement would mark a major shift in U.S. strategy and increase pressure on the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine, reports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/trump-to-support-russia-sanctions-bill-advocated-by-graham-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump himself, however, downplayed the reports when asked by reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>We'll talk about it. We'll make a decision on it very soon.<\/em>, \", Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>500-percent tariffs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal has strong support in the U.S. Congress and includes some of the toughest economic measures proposed to date against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among other things, the president could impose 500-percent tariffs on countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas, and other energy resources. The measure would primarily affect major importers such as China, India, and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proponents argue that the sanctions would target Russia\u2019s most important source of revenue and increase pressure on Moscow to continue negotiating with the West, which has repeatedly broken agreements in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Critics warn<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, critics warn of far-reaching consequences. A 500 percent tariff would, in practice, amount to a trade embargo and risks driving up energy prices, disrupting global supply chains, and creating conflicts with the U.S.\u2019s own trading partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, several analysts question whether any U.S. president would really be willing to implement such far-reaching measures against some of the world\u2019s largest economies. Critics also argue that sanctions of this severity could complicate peace negotiations and create tensions with key U.S. allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Tribute to Graham<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune also expressed hope that the bill would move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>It would be fantastic if we could find a way\u2014a path forward\u2014to make this happen. It would be a great tribute and a great legacy for Lindsey<\/em>, Thune said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Lindsey Graham's death, Donald Trump is reported to support new sanctions against Russia\u2014which could shake the global economy<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":174011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,1522,205],"tags":[182,187,195,186],"class_list":["post-174008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-utrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-donald-trump","tag-ryssland","tag-ukraina","tag-usa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}