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Politics-driven Graham-named Russia sanctions bill exposes US political coercion in global energy supply chains: expert_我的网站

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The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would impose sanctions on buyers of Russian oil, a measure that had long been championed by the late senator Lindsey Graham before his death last month, CNBC reported. A Chinese expert criticized the legislation, warning that if implemented, the bill, driven largely by political motives aimed at catering to US domestic political correctness, could severely disrupt the already fragile global energy market and economy. He also noted that the bill is essentially a tool of political coercion, weaponizing tariffs and unilateral sanctions to hijack normal global energy trade and override sovereign economic choices of independent nations.
The legislation, named The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, aims to hurt Russia's war effort in Ukraine by penalizing purchasers of Russian oil and Russian leaders. It passed with bipartisan support 86-11 and will now proceed to the House, which is on recess until September, per CNBC.
The bill would impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on countries that are among the top five purchasers of Russian crude oil or gas, which includes China and India.
It also includes sanctions targeting Russian leaders, officials, targeting Russian leaders, oligarchs and financial institutions. At the request of US President Donald Trump, the bill extends sanctions on Iran's weapons and energy sectors, CNBC reported.
Notably, the bill's excessive tariff discretion has sparked fierce internal doubts within US political circles. Representatives Gregory Meeks of New York and Don Beyer of Virginia said in a statement they still had "fundamental concerns" about the tariff powers for the president, who has made them a central piece of his "America First" approach to foreign policy.
"What the bill does grant ... are sweeping new tariff authorities that the president could weaponize with abandon, as he has repeatedly done in the past," said Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Beyer, the senior Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, according to Reuters.
Chinese experts have strongly criticized the bill's politically driven nature, its economic coercion, and its severe spillover risks to the global economy.
The bill, aimed at putting pressure on Russia, would disrupt global energy markets and create new uncertainties for the world economy if implemented, Yang Jin, associate research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.
Many economies retain legitimate, market-based energy cooperation with Russia out of practical economic and energy security needs. Russia's energy exports have long been a key component of the global energy system, with countries including India and some European nations continuing to rely on Russian oil and gas, said Yang, noting that even some European countries have received exemptions to maintain energy imports from Russia, underscoring the role of Russian supplies in supporting economic stability.
India's reliance on Russian crude increased further after the conflict in West Asia disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. With Gulf supplies affected during the US war on Iran, Indian refiners turned more heavily towards Russian oil as an alternative source, Indian media Hindustan Times reported on Saturday after US Senate passed the bill.
When asked about the bill on July 15, Lin Jian, spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or authorization of the UN Security Council, and will take necessary measures to firmly defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses and citizens.
Practicing double standards and resorting to coercion and pressuring will eventually prove to be self-defeating, said Lin.
Yang further pointed out that the push for the bill, labeled after Lindsey Graham, who was known as one of the toughest Russia hawks in Washington, lays bare Washington's distorted domestic political logic.
The legislation, which represents another typical case of US hegemonic long-arm jurisdiction, is largely designed to ease US domestic governance pressure. As the Trump administration fails to deliver substantive progress in de-escalating the Russia-Ukraine conflict as promised, ramping up external sanctions and forcing third-party sovereign countries into abandoning normal economic and trade cooperation has become a convenient political tool for US politicians to showcase tough posturing and ease domestic pressure, Yang said.
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在此前结束的一场西甲较量中，比利亚雷亚尔主场2-2战平皇家社会。

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比赛结束后，比利亚雷亚尔主帅马塞利诺出席了新闻发布会。
谈谈裁判

“对于这场比赛的一些判罚，我有自己的看法。但我不会对判罚进行任何具体的评判，评判工作应该由裁判委员会进行。如果他们觉得今天的裁判团队足够优秀，吹得足够公正，那就这样，我没有什么好多说的。我们今天打进了5粒进球，甚至还有机会打进更多，就表现而论已经足够出色，确实理应获胜。

三 | 但某些比赛你会遇到一些无法预料、无法对抗的事情，那也没有办法。皇家社会本身也是非常强悍的球队，是任何球队看到都会头疼的难缠对手。

四 | 我总是说，如果实在是赢不了，那平局也行。在我们打进的最后一球中，哈维-洛佩斯试图拦下尼古拉-佩佩，但佩佩更强壮，赢下了这次对抗。”
谈谈裁判没有亲自去看后面两球的回放

“我认为后面这两个球，裁判就是应该去看回放的，但裁判却没有去。我之后和夸德拉进行了交流，夸德拉是非常友善的裁判，我的抗议是一个误会，我和他进行了一次还算是相当融洽的谈话，我为我的抗议和黄牌向他进行了致歉。

五 | 我再说一遍，我不会评价任何具体的判罚。”
球队主场四轮不胜

“我不知道我们在主场出了什么问题，我只看到了我的球员们的出色表现以及在场上的优势，只能说这就是足球。这几场没有赢下的比赛中我们都创造了很多机会，却连一个三分都没有拿到，这令人感到遗憾。但是无论如何，我们应该抱着喜悦的心情继续前进，因为我们在比赛中的表现是非常出色的。我认为我们的丢球是运气不好，巴里的手球判点其实也不是故意的，那是一次没有威胁的射门，巴里也没有用手拦球的意图，但球打到了他的手上，就是这样。”
谈谈儒尼奥尔的低级失误

“这是一个教训，但是人都会犯错，我允许球员犯错。该为这个失误负责的是我，而不是儒尼奥尔。