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The European Union is considering disconnecting more than 20 Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system, as ...
Senate Republicans are warning Russia that they’re prepared to pass punishing sanctions if President Vladimir Putin refuses ...
The United States and its allies have imposed broad economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. As the conflict ...
The draft measures may also include new restrictions on Russian banks and a ban on constructing future Nord Stream gas ...
Moscow’s battlefield edge is waning, experts say. But President Donald Trump seems disinclined to ramp up pressure on the ...
Ukraine will ask the EU next week to consider big new steps to isolate Moscow, including seizing Russian assets and bringing ...
President Donald Trump thinks Russia will likely walk away from Ukraine peace talks if the US threatens more sanctions, ...
Finance chiefs will ‘explore’ new measures against Moscow should no ceasefire be agreed, although US tempers language.
After delaying an earlier ultimatum, the European Union has passed a new sanctions package against Russia. The sanctions come ...
Legacy Western tech was a monopoly. Sanctions broke it. They thought cutting off Russia’s tech would cripple innovation.
Those are some of the questions you’ve sent us in over the last week and in this episode, Lucy and Vitaly are joined by James and BBC news presenter Sumi Somaskanda to try and answer them. Today’s ...
For about 30 hours, the illusion of transatlantic unity over Ukraine was maintained. But US President Donald Trump’s response ...