Trade between Russia and US has fallen 90% since 2021 – blunting the impact of any proposed tariffs or sanctions.

Russia has continued its offensive, killing at least 22 people in Ukraine by launching ballistic missiles and glide bombs into multiple cities despite President Trump’s threats to slap sanctions

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) has called on its partners to boycott events involving the Russian delegation led by Valentina Matviyenko at an international conference in Geneva. Matviyenko is the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation,

Report reveals China and India supporting Russia despite sanctions, with sale of explosive materials from India and Chinese drone engines powering Russian attacks.

Ideal Detonators, an Indian company, has defended its recent $1.4 million shipment of HMX to Russia, insisting that the transaction fully complied with Indian regulations. The company maintains that the explosive material was intended solely for civilian industrial applications, despite growing international concerns.

Considering Russian President Vladimir Putin was only using the 50-day deadline as an excuse to unleash more destruction on Ukraine, President Trump is right to shorten it to a little over a week.

The European Union and Britain are ramping up pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine. The EU has introduced new sanctions to deprive Moscow of energy revenue through a lower oil price cap and a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Last week, the European Union agreed on its 18th package of sanctions against Russia, which included a ban on the import of refined oil products derived from Russian crude. Whether this bolsters calls for the American government to do the same remains to be seen.

Iran schedules diplomatic meetings with Russia, China and European nations as the deadline approaches for a new nuclear deal to avoid the reimposition of U.N. Security Council sanctions.