US issues fresh round of sanctions against Russia ahead of Trump return to White House
The United States on Wednesday imposed hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, seeking to increase pressure on Moscow in the Biden administration's final days and protect some sanctions previously imposed.
Trump's Treasury Pick Bessent Calls for Stronger Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine War
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests doing so. Bessent told U.
Donald Trump’s Treasury pick stresses need for tougher sanctions on Russian oil
The comments on Thursday by Donald Trump’s nominee to be Treasury secretary pushed up oil prices, as traders considered the prospect of tighter global crude supply. The new administration is also expected to target Iranian and Venezuelan oil with tougher sanctions as Trump seeks to increase economic pressure on the US’s adversaries.
Trump Treasury pick Bessent backs Fed independence, dollar, sanctions on Russian oil
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the Federal Reserve should stay independent and that he is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia's oil sector.
How Trump could use sanctions in negotiations with Russia
In the run-up to his departure from the White House, President Joe Biden has slapped a number of major new sanctions on Russia’s financial systems and energy sector. The U.S. originally threatened Russia with “the mother of all sanctions” as Moscow prepared to invade Ukraine in February 2022.
Putin and Iran's president deepen defence ties with 20-year pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries ...
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Moscow slams US role in Caucasus as agreement signed with Armenia
Moscow accused Washington of playing a destabilizing role in the Southern Caucasus on Tuesday as Armenia and the United ...
Factbox-What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?
All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of ...
How the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence secretly forged a deep partnership
The partnership, according to officials who spoke to ABC News, has been essential to Ukraine defending itself as Russia ...
Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states
President-elect Donald Trump should get tough on countries using chemical weapons in breach of agreed international ...
Moscow vows to continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions.
The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, which explore for, produce and sell oil as well as 183 ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: Moscow claims capture of towns in east as six dead in overnight attacks
Russian forces have claimed a breakthrough in capturing two settlements in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region as an onslaught of overnight bombardment across Ukraine killed six people. At such a ...
Russian Fighter Jet Destroys Ukrainian MiG-29: Moscow
Russia's Defense Ministry on Sunday claimed to have held a major push from Ukraine, which resulted in the destruction of ...
Russia, Iran to seal partnership treaty days before Trump takes office
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow to sign a partnership pact as the two nations brace for President-elect Trump's return.
Russia Sentences Navalny Lawyers To Years Behind Bars
Russia on Friday sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages ...
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How Trump Can Leverage Russian Energy for Peace in Europe
Prime among these is a longstanding dispute over European energy security that has found the U.S., Russia, and various ...