Biden, Russia and Ukraine

Biden hits Russian oil in toughest sanctions yet in bid to give Ukraine, Trump leverage
The Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions yet targeting Russia's oil and gas revenues in an attempt to give Kyiv and the incoming administration of Donald Trump leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine.
Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry to cut off funding for Ukraine war effort
The Biden administration on Friday targeted Russia’s energy sector, including its oil industry, with some of its harshest sanctions to date meant to cut off funding for Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet
The White House, now unconcerned about the effect on gas prices and inflation, blacklisted two of Russia’s biggest oil producers and nearly 200 tanker ships.
Biden levies new sanctions against Russian energy sector, but it's up to Trump whether to keep them
President Joe Biden's administration announced Friday that it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscow for its nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine as President-elect Donald Trump gets set to return to office vowing to quickly end the conflict.
Biden set to push new Russia sanctions before Trump era begins
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office.

Russia, Ukraine and Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine expects Trump-Zelenskiy meeting, swift contact after inauguration
Ukraine expects high-level contact with the new U.S. administration immediately after Donald Trump takes office, including an ...
U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine
The White House seized a rare chance to undermine Russia and build up regional allies as it built a coalition to support the ...
Zelenskyy and Austin use their final meeting to press Trump to keep supporting Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting in Germany to press ...
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
In a 1st, Ukraine unveils drones inflicting multi-million-dollar damage in Russia
At the event, Ukraine presented various drones, including the Shrike and Vampire, that are used in combat against Russia. On ...
US will announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine
The U.S. is set to provide Ukraine an additional $500 million in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles as the ...
Charity donates ambulances to support Ukraine war
More than 850 tonnes (850,000kg) of donated humanitarian aid has been sent to Ukraine by a Lancashire charity since the the ...
Ukraine said one of its F-16 pilots achieved a feat nobody flying the jet has managed before
Ukraine's air force command said one of its F-16 pilots took out six Russian cruise missiles during one attack in December — ...
Ukraine receives first 3 bln euro tranche of G7 loan from EU
Ukraine received its first 3 billion euro ($3.09 billion) tranche of the European Union's portion of a loan agreed by the ...