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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Ukraine boosted by new wave of Trump, Senate support

The Senate, in a rare bipartisan vote Tuesday night, advanced a bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas than the U.S. has previously enforced and extend existing sanctions on Iran, aiming to economically squeeze the two countries amid ongoing military conflicts. The bill, named for its co-author, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), has had strong backing from members in both parties for over a year as a way to further penalize Russia over its war in Ukraine. President Trump only recently gave the green light to a version of the legislation, and requested that it include increased sanctions on Iran. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5994964-senate-advances-russia-iran-sanctions/…