Trump also said he hopes the sanctions on Russian oil companies will not need to be in place for a long time. Trump said last year that he likes to remove sanctions quickly becaus

European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on new sanctions on Moscow, including a ban on imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2027. The import ban aims to further reduce Russia's revenues from the sale of fossil fuels,

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Russian energy majors for the first time, citing Moscow's "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war". In parallel, the EU also adopted fresh sanctions.

European Union leaders are aiming to greenlight a new raft of sanctions against Russia at a summit on Thursday

EU countries approved a 19th package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine, which includes a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports, the Danish rotating presidency of the EU said on Wednesday.

The permanent representatives of the European Union member states have approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday 22 October. Source: Radio Free Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak on X (Twitter),

Slovakia, a holdout against supporting the European Union's 19th sanctions package against Russia, says it will back the measures if its demands are met during a summit of the bloc's leaders this week,