US Senator Lindsey Graham responded to Donald Trump’s ultimatum regarding the war in Ukraine and warned Putin against making a mistake, reminding him how Iran was harshly punished for defying the US in the past,

The US may soon change course in its policy towards Russia, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham told CBS on Sunday, as momentum for a new sanctions package continued to grow in Congress.

As Russia delays peace negotiations with Ukraine, U.S. elected officials in Congress are considering a new sanctions bill to force Russia to end its war.

That included a Monday joint statement from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal calling Trump’s threat of ramped-up economic penalties if Russia doesn’t cut a peace deal in next 50 days “a real executive hammer to drive the parties to the negotiating table.”

In a dramatic escalation of Washington’s rhetoric, senior US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal have called for imposing crippling tariffs — as high as 500 per cent — on countries including India,

Graham specifically called out India, criticising the South Asian nation for buying discounted Russian oil and “reselling” it, which he claims indirectly funds Putin’s military campaign.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, and Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 13,

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is previewing a “record level” of U.S. military support for Ukraine after President Donald Trump himself teased a “major announcement” on Monday regarding Russia. “The game regarding [Russian President Vladimir] Putin‘s invasion of Russia is about to change,