Kremlin, asked about US sanctions bill, says backers should ponder how it would impact Ukraine peace efforts

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that backers of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's bill, that would impose tough new sanctions on Russia and its trading partners, should ask themselves how it would affect efforts to reach a peace deal on Ukraine.

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Kremlin criticises Senator Lindsey Graham for pushing harsh sanctions.
Trump may support a bill imposing 500% tariffs on Russian goods.
Russia targets Graham as a Russophobe and warns of impact on buyers like China and India.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question after Graham said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that President Donald Trump had told him the sanctions bill could be brought forward for a vote.

Peskov said Russia was aware of Graham's stance and that it regarded him to be an "inveterate Russophobe."

If implemented, the bill would impose 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian goods like oil, something which China and India buy in large quantities.