Slovakia aims to reach an agreement with the European Commission and EU partners by Tuesday on guarantees it will not suffer from the end of Russian gas supplies and on a new sanctions package against Russia,

Momentum has been building behind a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on countries that purchase Russian oil, as Republicans work behind the scenes to win President Trump’s support.

A Dutch court has convicted a 43-year-old Russian man for breaching international sanctions. He was accused of sharing sensitive information from Dutch semiconductor company ASML and another tech firm with someone in Russia.

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had discussed improved air defences and intensified sanctions against Russia with two U.S. lawmakers who are backing a bill to impose tougher punitive measures against Moscow.

Almost two weeks after the Supreme Court allowed President Trump’s birthright citizenship order to partially go into effect, a judge has blocked it in line with that order. U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante agreed to certify a class-action lawsuit on behalf of any children whose citizenship status would be at risk if Trump’s order

Russia is using gold and crypto to bypass Western sanctions, a top regulator said on Tuesday. "Netting" is another offbeat way Russia is using to beat sweeping sanctions. Russia's economy faces challenges, with a potential recession and slowing GDP growth.

Oil prices rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would make an announcement regarding Russia, raising the prospect of more sanctions on the major oil producer, while tariff concern and rising OPEC+ output capped gains.

House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed openness to backing the bipartisan Senate effort to ratchet up the sanctions against Russia, blasting its leader, Vladimir Putin, for being unreasonable.