周三，乌克兰总统泽连斯基亲临参议院议事厅旁听，美国参议院以压倒性票数推进一项针对俄罗斯与伊朗的制裁法案，该法案以已故参议员林赛・格雷厄姆命名。
本次仅为程序性表决，法案还需经过参议院后续投票才能正式通过。不过两党议员纷纷投下赞成票，预示法案大概率将在参议院顺利过关，随后移交众议院审议。
格雷厄姆生前是共和党团内部最坚定支持乌克兰的议员之一。本月初他骤然离世，在去世前数日，他还一直在与白宫磋商，敲定这套制裁方案。
这场《2026 年林赛・O・格雷厄姆制裁俄罗斯与伊朗法案》表决，举行于格雷厄姆在华盛顿国家大教堂举行葬礼之后。投票前夕，泽连斯基在国会山与众参议员会面。推出该法案，旨在惩罚俄罗斯对乌克兰发起的军事行动。
泽连斯基此行赴华盛顿，原本是出席格雷厄姆的葬礼。俄乌冲突仍在持续，他还借此机会与特朗普总统举行了会晤。
泽连斯基在与参议员会面后表示：“我们感谢各位议员，也感谢这场深入磋商。会谈围绕如何援助乌克兰展开。我们十分感激，这份法案将对俄罗斯施加至关重要的制裁压力。它意义重大，其作用不止在于切断俄方战争的资金来源，同时也向欧洲、向乌克兰传递强烈信号，代表着对乌克兰民众的有力支持。由衷期盼我们能迎来积极成果。”
根据两党议员发布的介绍文件，法案将对俄罗斯以及协助俄罗斯入侵乌克兰的第三方国家实施初级制裁与次级制裁。制裁对象涵盖俄罗斯政界人士、寡头、各类银行与金融机构，以及俄罗斯规避制裁的影子油轮船队。
法案授权美国总统加征关税，但征税范围限定为五大俄罗斯原油、天然气主要进口国，以及协助俄罗斯规避能源制裁的前五名国家。
法案同时将多项即将在今年到期、针对伊朗的制裁延长至 2031 年，限制伊朗能源与军事领域获取资金。
理查德・布卢门撒尔、达琳・格雷厄姆、凯蒂・布里特、珍妮・沙欣、吉姆・里施、罗杰・威克等多名参议员联合发表声明：“我们很高兴就这项立法达成共识，阻止俄油气买家为普京的战争机器输血，持续限制伊朗政权资助恐怖活动、推进核计划的能力。推进这份跨党派共识法案，是缅怀格雷厄姆参议员遗产最好的方式，我们期待今日的投票结果。”
该法案已有 60 多名参议员联署提案，预计将轻松获得参议院最终通过。周二晚间进行的是程序性投票，为本周晚些时候法案最终表决铺平道路。
众议院目前休会，直至 8 月 31 日才复会。因此法案要等到众议院复会后完成审议，才会送交特朗普签署生效。一名白宫官员称，这份法案响应了总统提出的要求，纳入针对伊朗政权的制裁条款。
Senate overwhelmingly advances Russia sanctions bill named after Sen. Lindsey Graham
With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy overlooking the floor, the Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly advanced a Russia and Iran sanctions bill named in honor of Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The vote was a procedural one and additional votes must be taken in the Senate before it is approved. However, the bipartisan showing suggests the bill will easily be approved by the Senate and sent to the House.
The bill is named after Graham, who was one of the Republican conferences most outspoken Ukraine allies, and who had been working to carefully negotiate the package with the White House in the days leading up tohis sudden and unexpected death earlier this month.
The vote on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 followedGraham's funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral. Zelenskyy met with senators on Capitol Hill just ahead of the vote on the bill, which aims to punish Russia for its aggression against his country.
Zelenskyy was in Washington to attend Graham's funeral service. Healso met with President Donald Trumpas the Ukraine's war with Russia drags on.
"We're thankful to senators and we're thankful for this discussion," Zelenskyy said after meeting with senators. "The discussion was with details on how to help Ukraine. We are thankful that this bill puts very important sanctions pressure on Russia it is very important and really gives -- it's not only about money, how to stop how to finance this war, but it's also a big signal to Europe, big signal to Ukraine, big support of our people. So I'm very thankful that god bless we will have positive results."
The package would impose primary and secondary sanctions on Russia and other countries that support Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian political officials and oligarchs, banks and financial institutions, and the Russian shadow fleet, according to a release from the bipartisan group.
The legislation also allows the president to impose tariffs, but limits the scope of those tariffs to the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas and the top five countries that aid Russia's energy sanctions evasion.
The bill also extends previously approved sanctions on Iran that were set to expire this year until 2031, restricting funding for Iran's energy and weapons sector.
"We are proud to announce an agreement on legislation to stop purchasers of Russian oil and gas from fueling Putin's war machine and to continue restricting the Iranian regime's ability to support terrorism and build its nuclear program," Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Darline Graham, Katie Britt, Jeanne Shaheen, Jim Risch and Roger Wicker wrote in a joint statement."There is no greater way to honor Senator Graham’s legacy than to move forward with this bipartisan agreement, and we look forward to today’s vote."
The bill has more than 60 cosponsors and is therefore expected to easily pass the Senate. Tuesday night's vote is procedural, but sets the bill up for final passage some time later this week.
The House is out of town until Aug. 31, so the bill will likely not head to Trump's desk until the House acts on it after its scheduled recess. A White House official said that the bill meets the president's call to include sanctions on the Iranian regime.
