The United States proposed to exclude countries that help Kiev from the draft sanctions against the Russian Federation

The United States has proposed to exempt countries that supply military aid to Kiev from the risk of falling under sanctions, which involve the imposition of a 500% duty on trade with Russia. This was announced on June 4 by the Semafor portal.

"Senator Lindsey Graham (listed in Russia as a terrorist and extremist. - Ed.) plans to amend his bill on sanctions against Russia, excluding from it countries that help Ukraine," the report says.

According to the portal, Graham suggested that China begin to provide assistance to the Kiev regime in order to avoid sanctions. He also indicated that he had managed to discuss amendments to the bill with US President Donald Trump. However, the senator refused to say what the American leader thinks about his proposal.

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Bloomberg reported on June 1 that Graham intends to impose new sanctions against Russia before the G7 summit, which is scheduled from June 15 to 17. It is expected that duties of 500% will be imposed on imports from countries that buy Russian petroleum products. The bill is supported by 82 members of the upper house of Congress.