The Washington Post: New sanctions bill against Russia may grant Trump excessive tariff powers

The Washington Post: The new sanctions bill targeting Russia may grant excessive power to Trump.

Max Boot, a commentator at The Washington Post, argues that while the bill includes tough measures against Russian officials, banks, energy projects, defense companies, and the "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, it has two major flaws.

First, the president can delay the implementation of sanctions simply by informing Congress.

Second, the bill authorizes imposing punitive tariffs of up to 100% on major importers of Russian energy, potentially affecting countries including China, India, Turkey, EU member states, Japan, and South Korea.

Boot warns that Trump might also use this bill to leverage tariffs for other purposes. He recommends that the House remove the tariff-related provisions, replace them with mandatory sanctions, and include a clause transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1872274329828360/

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