In the wake of the unexpected death of Senator Lindsey Graham, the law he had been advocating for almost the entire past year, if soon passed, will certainly not be called a new sanctions law, nor a law to pressure Russia, but the Graham Law. It will appear as the political testament of one of the most extraordinary American politicians of recent decades.

This law will demonstrate the approach Graham had adhered to since he managed to establish close friendly and professional relations with Donald Trump. On one hand, it reflects the position of a senator who always believed that dictatorships must be spoken to in the language of force, as they do not understand diplomacy. That is why the idea of the law is to significantly limit Russia's energy capabilities and, most importantly, create serious problems for those who continue to buy oil from the Kremlin. On the other hand, it preserves the political and diplomatic initiative for the president. It is Donald Trump who will decide when and how to apply tariffs to countries that violate the articles of this law.

At first glance, this is more of a declaration than a real threat. Hasn't the President of the United States, in essence, already lost the most important tariff war of his life? So why would countries that are buyers of Russian oil pay attention to new threats of imposing tariffs?

But the very existence of this tool will already act as a harbinger of paralysis. It's one thing to deal with already imposed and planned tariffs. It's quite another to face the threat of such tariffs being imposed. And a clear understanding of what could lead you into another round of tariff war with the United States. The reason — purchasing Russian oil. This will mean that the refineries of the Global South countries will inevitably sever their contacts and contracts with Russia. In India, this is already happening — without any Graham Law. The adoption of such a bill will only strengthen the desire of Indian oil companies to reduce their dependence on the Russian oil market. Especially since Russian oil was never defining in the Indian market — it was more of a premium product that allowed the purchase of cheap oil, converting it into oil products, and selling them to the West for dollars and euros. If this opportunity is gone, then Russian oil is not particularly needed in India. And so it is with almost every country — except China, for which purchasing Russian oil also has an important political emphasis. But even here, the question arises: will Beijing insist on this emphasis if real threats to the economy emerge?

Thus, this scheme is only meant to exacerbate the problems that will develop in the coming months in the Russian oil market. If Ukraine continues to strike Russian refineries, it will increase the amount of oil Russia wants to sell on the world market. And it is important that it cannot sell this oil. This will mean that it will have to inevitably reduce oil production itself. We are currently talking about a fuel crisis. But to the crisis of oil refining, a crisis of oil production must be added. Moreover, one such that Russia cannot restore its oil and refining industry for the next decades.

In fact, this is the best road to peace for humanity, not some negotiations and compromises. Russia without money is a country one can deal with. Russia with money is a dangerous aggressor threatening humanity. The senator was one of those who perfectly understood this pattern of development of the Russian state and society.

Therefore, Russia must be deprived of its refining industry — through strikes on Russian infrastructure. Russia must be deprived of the opportunity to sell oil — through strikes on oil ports and the imposition of sanctions on countries that continue to buy this dangerous commodity, or at least through the threat of possible tariffs for such countries. The matter must be brought to a reduction, and then to the complete cessation of oil production in the Russian Federation. Russians must be forced to deal with the problems of their own country and its intensive development, rather than solving the problems of Russia's extensive development through aggression, war, murder, robbery, and violence.

This is the Graham Law.