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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.
。          　　8月24日，青岛西海岸球员彭欣力在社交媒体上发布长文，向山东泰山队球迷公开致歉。在泰山队0比2不敌青岛西海岸的比赛中，两队球员在最后时刻爆发冲突。

B | 彼时，已经替换下场的彭欣力与马德鲁加产生争执，最终两人均被罚离场。     　　作为曾在泰山队效力的旧将，彭欣力在文中坦言：“最后，我想道歉。对那些一直以来喜欢我、认可我、支持我的山东泰山俱乐部球迷朋友们道歉，我的行为让你们失望了，更伤了你们的心。作为一名老球员，一名曾经也在山东泰山俱乐部效力过的球员，在发生冲突时，我没能控制好情绪，在两个队中起到平息矛盾的桥梁作用，反而起到了相当负面的作用，还请你们谅解。”对于与泰山队球员产生冲突的情况，彭欣力也进行了公开声明：“1.我从未掌掴或伸手打过马德鲁加，导致其倒地，我只是指着他理论。2.我从未对克雷桑做出比中指的手势，侮辱对方。”      　　此后，上述博文被删除，而这场比赛所引发的后续问题则留待联赛主管机构进行审查。     　　对于泰山队来说，失利已经是过去式，当下更重要的任务是面对更加艰苦的赛程。从8月底至9月初，泰山队的赛程堪称魔鬼级别。8月28日，他们先要在联赛客场挑战上海申花，随后9月1日主场迎来与上海海港足协杯1/4决赛，9月5日则在主场对阵深圳新鹏城。短短9天3场比赛，且前两场对手都是沪上劲旅，其中还包括一场定胜负的足协杯淘汰赛，这对球队的体能储备和阵容深度都是极大考验。     　　客战申花是唐田接手球队后面临的又一个严峻考验。上海申花在换帅后状态明显回升，近期客场5比4逆转成都蓉城，进攻火力全开。

C | 泰山队阵中的马德鲁加和谢文能则都会遭遇停赛，两大核心无缘出战，届时唐田的排兵布阵将捉襟见肘。好消息是泽卡本场可以复出，这将在一定程度上弥补前场支点的缺失。     　　相比联赛排名，足协杯1/4决赛对阵上海海港才是泰山当前最核心的任务。一旦足协杯出局，泰山队很可能将与亚冠资格彻底无缘，本赛季的努力将大打折扣。     　　在战术层面，唐田需要解决的核心问题是中场组织能力的缺失。三连胜期间，球队依靠换帅带来的新鲜感和士气提升掩盖了中场短板，但结构性问题无法通过心态调动彻底解决。唐田接手三轮后遭遇首败，但这并不意味着他的执教方向有误。从三连胜的表现来看，球队在精神面貌和比赛态度上确实有了明显改善，只是阵容结构性的短板不是短时间内能够弥补的。     　　考验即将到来，泰山队如果能够在足协杯淘汰海港、在联赛中稳住阵脚，那么与青岛西海岸比赛的失利将成为促进球队磨合的催化剂。反之，如果对阵“沪上双雄”结果不理想，泰山队换帅带来的短暂蜜月期将彻底结束，球队将陷入更深的困境。

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