Senators propose secondary sanctions on nations buying more Russian fossil fuels

Published September 20, 2022 2:39pm ET



Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) want to direct the Biden administration to put sanctions on countries that increase purchases of Russian fossil fuels, a strategy it has passed up so far, in a bid to more aggressively punish Russia economically for its invasion of Ukraine.

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