8 h. ago Russian planes violate Lithuania's airspace as Putin calls US oil sanctions 'serious'

The US hit Russia’s two biggest oil producers – Rosneft and Lukoil – with sanctions yesterday.

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8 h. ago Putin calls new US oil sanctions 'serious', but says they won’t shake Russia’s economy

The Russian president labelled the sanctions “unfriendly” but insisted Moscow remains open to dialogue despite rising tensions.

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17 h. ago US oil sanctions against Russia are an 'act of war', says Putin ally

Dmitry Medvedev said: "The US is our enemy, and their talkative ‘peacemaker’ has now fully embarked on the warpath with Russia.” 

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19 h. ago Trump’s oil sanctions called ‘act of war’ against Russia, says Putin ally

Donald Trump’s administration hardens stance against Kremlin a day after cancelling a planned summit with Russian leader

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21 h. ago 'My conversations with Vladimir go nowhere': Trump pulls trigger on Russian oil firm sanctions

The European Union also unveiled a fresh wave of sanctions.

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29 h. ago US announces heavy sanctions on Russia as Trump says Putin wasn't 'honest' in Ukraine talks

The EU announced today that it will also be imposing sanctions on Russian oil.

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