The 19th package of European Union sanctions against Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine will close a loophole allowing Russia to bypass an EU ban for imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),

Restrictions have made it costlier for Russia to ship oil by sea. But they have also expanded the illicit shipping economy, with lasting consequences.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged attendees of this week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York to apply “strong political pressure” on Russia.

Ohio, calls for sweeping sanctions on Russia after a Ukraine visit, warning Moscow’s industrial power is fueling the war against Ukraine.

On Tuesday, Mr. Trump made his most aggressive statements yet in defense of Ukraine in its fight to avert Russian aggression. Writing on Truth Social, he remarked that “with time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and,

China, with which Trump is trying to negotiate a resolution to various trade issues after a painful tariff war, is Russia's biggest oil customer. Beijing's large-scale oil purchases have aided Russia through the Western sanctions over the Ukraine war, offering a vital economic lifeline.

The European Commission has proposed a 19th package of sanctions against Russia to member states, according to its president Ursula von der Leyen Friday, as she said Europe is increasing its pressure on Moscow in light of its displays of “contempt for diplomacy and international law” over the past month.

As is often the case, Trump’s post on Truth Social was a mixture of the superficially reasonable (it is less than ideal that several NATO members, including, prominently, Turkey and Hungary, continue to buy Russian oil),

Russia and Vietnam have developed a mechanism to conceal arms deal payments to avoid American and other Western sanctions, using profits from joint energy-sector ventures to pay for defense contracts,

Russia and China asked the United Nations Security Council to vote on Friday on a draft resolution to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran, diplomats said.

President Trump’s abrupt shift on the war in Ukraine this week came amid fresh frustration at his counterpart Vladimir Putin, and was intended to apply more pressure on Moscow to come to the negotiating table,