US Congress passes a Russia sanctions law allowing 100% tariffs on countries that buy its oil and gas
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United StatesThe United States government hands Trump a tariff weapon held in reserve: Congress validates customs duties of up to 100% on buyers of Russian oil to exert pressure on Beijing and New Delhi, more so than it immediately sanctions Moscow.
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opposition
GermanyBerlin is mainly gauging the extent of the tariff powers granted to Donald Trump by Congress, of up to 500 % on Russian imports and up to 100 % on countries buying Russian energy, before the diplomatic consequences for China and India.
- United States
presidential power
part of the American press is focusing the debate on the extension of the president's tariff authority rather than on the content of the sanctions against Russia.
Relying on think tanks
coverage relies on foreign policy institutes rather than official administration statements to assess the scope of the text.
What the account puts first
GermanyTariff framework
the coverage first presents the law by its customs duty mechanism rather than its diplomatic effects.
Personalization by the senator
the narrative associates the text with the figure of Lindsey Graham rather than the collective process of Congress.
and the figures
262 votes against 159
Result of the vote in the House of Representatives
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same figure262 votes against 159
this press does not report this figure
Share of Russian oil in Indian imports
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this press does not report this figure