Trump backs bill to sanction China, India over Russian oil, US senator says | Russia-Ukraine war News

    Trump has ‘greenlit’ bipartisan push to sanction countries that buy Russian energy exports, Lindsey Graham says. Published On 8 Jan 20268 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has backed a bill to impose sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil, including China and India, an influential Republican senator has said….

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    Pro-government, armed civilians at a protest in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday. Photo: AP

      China is likely to thread the needle after US attack on Venezuela

      China will be patient and play the long game as it views the new geopolitical chessboard, recalibrating carefully in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move on Saturday to decapitate Venezuela’s leadership, analysts said. In a daring predawn raid, US forces descended on ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and airlifted him shackled and blindfolded…

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