Trump’s turnaround on sanctions targets Russia’s oil companies that fund the war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has done a turnaround on sanctions against Russia, taking aim at Russia's two biggest oil companies and the billions of dollars they reap for Moscow's war against Ukraine.

As US gets tough on Moscow, has Putin’s strategy of playing Trump run its course?

The Kremlin may have convinced itself that US President Donald Trump didn’t have the stomach to apply real pressure on Moscow to end the brutal conflict in Ukraine.

Putin says Russia will never bow to US pressure, warns on missiles

Vladimir Putin responded to President Trump slapping sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies in a U.S. policy shift over the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin deplores US sanctions as ‘unfriendly’ while EU heaps on more restrictions

The European Union has heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry.

Ukraine welcomes new U.S., EU sanctions against Russia, as top Russian official declares them "act of war"

As Zelenskyy lauds Europe and the U.S. for ramping up economic pressure on Putin over the war in Ukraine, Moscow dismisses them as a counterproductive "act of war."

Zelenskiy hails new energy sanctions on Russia, seeks more pressure on Moscow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed "very important" new U.S. and European Union energy sanctions on Russia on Thursday, but said more pressure would be needed on Moscow to secure a ceasefire in the war.
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