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U.S. President Trump suggested the U.S. could allow the re-imposition of the sanctions by ending the waiver. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) did not publish an extension of its waiver of sanctions on Russian seaborne oil that ran out at midnight, but U.S. President Donald Trump and administration…
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The U.S. House passed legislation that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more…
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U.S. President Donald Trump with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. FIle | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (October 25, 2025) played down prospects of a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin anytime soon, even as a top Kremlin negotiator huddled for talks with U.S. officials on ending the war in Ukraine….
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists to comment on new U.S. sanctions targeting two major Russia’s oil producers, as well as other international issues, in Moscow, Russia, on October 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (October 23, 2025) that Moscow would never bow to pressure from the United…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP The European Union (EU) on Thursday (October 23, 2025) 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. It is a broadened effort to choke off the revenue that funds Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine…