US President Donald Trump has signed a law significantly expanding sanctions against Russia. The document provides for personal restrictions against Vladimir Putin, tariffs of up to 500% on Russian goods, and up to 100% on products from the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The document was officially named the "Lindsay O. Graham Russia and Iran Sanctions Act of 2026." It was named after the late Republican senator who pushed for the restrictions for more than a year.
The text of the law separately outlines personal sanctions against Russia's leadership. President Vladimir Putin is listed first.
The restrictions include blocking property and financial assets located in the US or controlled by American persons. Russian officials are also banned from entering the United States, and their existing American visas are subject to annulment.
In addition to Putin, the sanctions extend to Russia's prime minister, ministers of defense, foreign affairs, finance, energy and industry, army command, and the leadership of the FSB, SVR and Rosgvardiya.
The restrictions also cover Russian banks, including Sberbank, VTB and Gazprombank, defense enterprises, energy projects, oligarchs and vessels of Russia's "shadow fleet."
The law obliges the US president to raise tariffs on all goods from Russia within 30 days. They may reach 500%.
Tariffs of up to 100% may apply to goods from states that are among the five largest buyers of Russian oil or gas or that help Moscow circumvent oil sanctions.
The US president will be able to temporarily waive certain sanctions and tariffs if he deems it consistent with the country's national interests. The White House will have to submit a written justification for such a decision to Congress.
The House of Representatives approved the law by a vote of 262 to 159. The Senate had earlier supported it by a vote of 86 to 11. Some Democrats opposed the document, saying it gives Trump too broad powers to impose trade restrictions against third countries.
The law also extends US sanctions against Iran's energy and weapons sectors. Its authors aim to reduce Russia's revenues from energy exports and increase pressure on Moscow to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Even before the law was signed, the Kremlin said new US sanctions would complicate the search for ways to a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. This was stated by Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, according to RIA Novosti.
"We are, of course, monitoring the passage of this document. This relates to unfriendly actions, and, of course, the introduction of some additional sanctions by the US will certainly complicate efforts to find a peaceful settlement in Ukraine," he said.
Kazakhstan is not directly mentioned in the law. An amendment proposing to include the Republic in the list of possible targets for secondary tariffs was rejected by congressmen.
However, the measures may indirectly affect Kazakh banks, intermediaries and logistics companies working with Russian counterparties. The US may also strengthen control over the re-export of goods through Kazakhstan and transactions with Russian banks, energy companies and defense sector enterprises.
A direct risk will arise if American authorities classify Kazakhstan as one of the five largest buyers of Russian energy resources or as a country helping to circumvent oil sanctions. In that case, tariffs of up to 100% could be extended to all Kazakh goods supplied to the US.
At the same time, the US president will be able to exempt Kazakhstan or another country from the restrictions if he deems it consistent with the national interests of the United States.