U.S. President Joe Biden's administration imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia's oil and gas revenues on Friday, in an effort to give Kyiv and Donald Trump's incoming team leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine.
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.
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
The Biden administration announced major sanctions against the Russian energy sector on Friday, escalating tensions with Russia in its final
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Donald Trump's return to the White House would open "a new chapter" and reiterated a call for Western allies to send troops to help "force Russia to peace".
The White House seized a rare chance to undermine Russia and build up regional allies as it built a coalition to support the Ukrainians.
It seems that 2024 was the deadliest year of the war so far for Moscow's forces, with thousands of elite troops killed on the battlefield.
Tensions between Ukraine and Hungary over the war with Russia and the expired gas transit deal continue to increase online.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed on Friday Washington's support for Ukraine, new U.S. sanctions against Russia and boosting Ukrainian air defenses, Zelenskiy said.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new $500 million security assistance package for Ukraine in the waning days of the Biden administration.