https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/bf305f40-8df3-450a-8ed6-ebf20c75bef4 Senator Lindsey Graham’s sanctions bill targeting buyers of Russian oil is expected to be signed by President Donald Trump. But will he use the powers it provides? “I’m not sure that the Trump administration was really ever willing to do what it would need to do to dry up the market for Russian oil and gas,” Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations, told TVP World, arguing that enforcing the sanctions would require confronting major buyers such as China and India and “could blow up the global economy.” “I do think that there have been missed opportunities to tighten the screws, and to send a message to the Russians that the United States is going to stand by Ukraine and put more pressure on Russia,” he said. “The price of a barrel of oil is around $110. The price of gasoline at the pump is a poison pill for the Republicans as they head into the midterms,” Kupchan said, adding that Republicans face a difficult midterm environment and that, “The last thing I think Donald Trump is going to do anytime soon is take a step that would drive the price of oil even higher.” The bill also leaves tariffs optional. “It didn’t say ‘you must impose.’ It said, ‘we authorize you to impose 100% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil and gas’,” Kupchan noted, adding that “Giving him the authority to do so is very different than trying to mandate those sanctions.” Join TVP World’s News Director, Adam Jasser, and his guest as they explore whether Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy infrastructure are proving more effective than Western sanctions, how Trump’s frustration with Vladimir Putin could reshape U.S. policy, and whether NATO’s response to Russian provocations is sufficient to deter further escalation. Chapters: 00:00 The symbolic impact of new Russia sanctions 01:28 Economic and political limits to imposing tougher sanctions 03:08 Ukraine’s battlefield pressure and the prospects for negotiations 04:19 Trump’s shifting attitudes toward Putin and Ukraine 06:13 Presidential discretion and the limits of economic pressure 08:55 NATO’s response to Russian provocations 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Trump #Russia #USA Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:11:14 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/bf305f40-8df3-450a-8ed6-ebf20c75bef4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.