“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away after a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and requests privacy during this incredibly difficult period.” Republican Senator Lindsey Graham died after a heart attack, NBC News reports. According to the network, emergency services arrived at the senator's home in Washington on the evening of July 11 after reports of a cardiac arrest. Photographs reviewed by the publication show that paramedics carried Graham on a stretcher and transported him to the hospital. As [reported](https://bb.lv/statja/v-mire/2026/07/10/ssa-soglasovali-adskie-sankcii-protiv-rossii-v-latvii-vzletela-cena-na-dizel) by **bb.lv**, two days ago Lindsey Graham stated that the White House agreed to support a bill for 'hellish' sanctions against Russia. He made this statement upon arriving in Kyiv, where he met with Zelensky. “In my opinion, this summer is the time to go all in and put pressure on Putin to come to the negotiating table and end the bloody slaughter,” Lindsey Graham said shortly before his death. The late senator also [called](https://bb.lv/statja/v-mire/2025/09/16/amerikanskii-senator-prizval-priznat-rossiiu-sponsorom-terrorizma) for recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism.