In a rare convergence of legislative will and executive alignment, the United States Congress has passed its most sweeping package of economic measures against Russia since the war in Ukraine began, with the House voting 262-159 to sanction Moscow's energy sector, shadow fleet, and senior officials including Vladimir Putin himself. The bill, born from the late Senator Lindsey Graham's efforts and long resisted by a president reluctant to share his tariff authority, now awaits Trump's signature — carrying with it the power to extend economic pressure not only to Russia but to any nation, includ