Zelenskyy urges Trump to implement Graham Act over Russian attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on US President Donald Trump to implement the Lindsey Graham Act against Russia and countries supporting its war financially, following a night of Russian attacks that he said killed two people and injured 14 others in Ukraine.

“We ask President Trump to implement the Lindsey Graham Act against Russia and everyone who props up its war financially,” Zelenskyy wrote on X, Caliber.Az reports. 

Fourteen people were injured in Russian attacks last night alone. There were numerous strikes on residential homes in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and the Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions. Sadly, two people were killed in Zaporizhzhia. My condolences to their families and loved ones.… pic.twitter.com/mmD8quCfco

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 26, 2026

Zelenskyy said 14 people were injured in Russian attacks overnight, with residential areas targeted in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and the Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions. He added that two people were killed in Zaporizhzhia.

He also said civilian infrastructure was damaged, including a kindergarten in Kyiv, a lyceum in the Kyiv region, a university in Kharkiv, and energy infrastructure in the Poltava, Mykolaiv and Vinnytsia regions.

Zelenskyy said Russia was escalating its attacks every day and called for stronger international measures to prevent the war from spreading further. He also urged European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to impose additional European sanctions.

He called on world leaders to keep Russian oligarchs on existing sanctions lists and continue restricting trade with Russia until the war ends.

Trump had previously said he would use his authority under the Lindsey Graham Tariff Act “if necessary,” adding that it was time to “put an end to the killings.”

The law gives the US president new authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries that purchase Russian energy resources. It is intended to pressure major importers of Russian oil and gas, including India, China and Türkiye.

By Sabina Mammadli