Trump has indicated he will support a proposal to sanction Russia's partners

President Donald Trump has said he would "not stand in the way" of proposed Senate legislation to sanction countries trading with Russia, Bloomberg reports.

The bill would allow Trump to impose tariffs of up to 500 percent on imports from countries that purchase Russian energy products. The measure mainly targets large consumers of Russian energy, such as China and India.

"Maybe we'll add Iran to that as well," Trump said on Sunday without further details.

Democrats and some Republicans in Congress are pushing legislation to punish Russia for its ongoing war against Ukraine. Trump has long refused to support it as he has sought to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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