Hackers working for Russian military intelligence targeted Western technology and logistics companies involved in shipping assistance to Ukraine, the U.S. National Security Agency said.

The EU and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for the United States to join them, a day after President Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin without winning a promise for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

European powers have forged ahead with fresh sanctions on Russia, intensifying pressure on Moscow – and on Washington – to act decisively for a credible peace agreement in Ukraine.

Kyiv's European allies slapped new sanctions Tuesday on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald

Putin said efforts to end the war were "generally on the right track" and that Moscow was ready to work with Ukraine on a potential peace deal.

Iran's ratification of a 20-year pact with Russia marks a major step in expanding military and economic ties amid tensions with the West

The EU is pushing to lower the G7's $60 price cap on Russian oil, but the U.S. remains cautious, citing market forces as already effectively curbing Russia's revenue.

A previously unreported Ukrainian white paper to be presented to the EU calls for the 27-member bloc to take a more aggressive and independent position on sanctions as uncertainty hangs over Washingto

The Kremlin indicated on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile shield plans could force the resumption in the foreseeable future of contacts between Moscow and Washington about nuclear arms control.

"We just need to work through the practical consequences," U.S. ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, said earlier this week.