A decision was unfortunately made in America to completely disregard the Lindsey Graham Act, which was supposed to impose truly effective pressure on Russia to bring this war to an end.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “A decision was unfortunately made in America to completely disregard the Lindsey Graham Act, which was supposed to…”
On the recordOctober 17, 2026
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Zelenskyy criticized the U.S. decision on sanctions.
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This Act could have helped enormously – and still can! But it needs to actually work, and every voice in support of it matters.
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