A Ukraine official said that the two tankers were vessels that were sanctioned by the West, adding that Ukrainian intelligence continued “to take active steps to curtails Russia’s financial capabilities to wage war against Ukraine”.
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US Senate bill proposes 500 per cent tariff for buying Russian-origin oil; Trump threatens severe sanctions
Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Richard Blumenthal have jointly introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, which seeks to impose secondary tariffs and sanctions on “countries that continue to fund Putin’s barbaric war in Ukraine”. The proposed legislation has 85 co-sponsors in the US Senate.
Ukraine claims Indian student fighting for Russia surrendered to its forces
Ukraine has claimed that its forces have captured an Indian national fighting alongside Russian troops in the ongoing war
Trump calls China and India “primary funders” of Russia-Ukraine war in his UNGA speech
In his UNGA address, US President Donald Trump said that “inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products” and he was not happy about this when he found this out.
It’s the Nobel Prize, stupid! Ego clash with Modi triggered stiff Trump tariffs against India
The New York Times has reported that it was the refusal of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to endorse the Nobel Peace Prize nomination for US President Donald Trump, an endorsement that Pakistan was willing to give, led to the unravelling of US-India ties.
Important for India, China to work together to bring stability to world economic order: Modi
In an interview with Yomiuri Shimbun, published during his ongoing visit to Japan, Modi also asserted that stable, predictable, and amicable bilateral relations between India and China — as two neighbours and two among the largest nations on earth — can have a positive impact on regional and global peace and prosperity.
“Modi’s war”! Now White House blames New Delhi for Russia-Ukraine conflict and its economic cost
Peter Navarro, who is US President Donald Trump’s Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing, claimed in an interview to Bloomberg that “India is helping feed the Russian war machine”.
Ukrainian envoy Oleksandr Polishchuk says Zelenskyy to visit India after Modi’s invitation
Ukraine’s envoy to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, has confirmed that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may visit India soon
Indian foreign minister Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Lavrov to talk trade and prep for annual summit
Jaishankar’s visit to Russia comes against the backdrop of strains in India’s ties with the United States, following President Donald Trump doubling tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent, which includes an additional penalty of 25 per cent for purchasing Russian crude oil.
White House Summit: Trump says he is arranging Putin-Zelenskky meeting to end Russia-Ukraine war
Trump said he has started arranging for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart in a bid to end the ongoing war.
