Russia-US
Senators press Rubio, Bessent on lack of counter-evasion sanctions on Russia
The US last imposed major sanctions on Russia in October 2025, when the Treasury Department targeted Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.
Russia bans nighttime vessel movement at Novorossiysk port, industry sources say
FBI Director Kash Patel to visit Russia later this year, US official says - report
Alleged Russian cyber spy in Boston case worked for Kaspersky, source says, documents show
India-US spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout - analysis
While India has emerged as a key partner for Washington in its strategic rivalry with China, its large US trade surplus and close relations with Russia have made it a target in Trump's tariff war.
President Trump to meet with Vladimir Putin next week – NYT
Witkoff held around three hours of talks with Putin in the Kremlin, two days before the expiry of a deadline set by Trump for Russia to agree to peace in Ukraine.
Russia's Putin meets US envoy Witkoff amid tensions between US, Russia, Interfax says
Trump, who warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine before Friday, had said earlier that Witkoff might be traveling to Moscow this week.
Netanyahu working to resolve tensions, mediate between US, Russia - report
Tensions have risen between Russia and the US in recent days due to Trump's decision to send nuclear submarines to the area over the weekend.
US halts some missile shipments to Ukraine over low stockpiles, sources say
The Pentagon said it was providing President Donald Trump with options to continue military aid to Ukraine in line with the goal of ending Russia's war there.
Trump remains frustrated at being unable to end Gaza, Ukraine-Russia wars - WSJ
Trump admitted to a group of private donors at his Florida club last week that finding a solution for the Israel-Hamas conflict had been a challenge as “they’d been fighting for a thousand years.”
Ex-IDF intel. officials: Balanced Israeli combativeness can cause Russia to reduce hostility
INSS gives recipe for calibrated confrontation with Moscow to reduce support for Iran, Houthis, Hamas without leading to conflagration
Trump envoy in Russia for talks with Putin about Ukraine
US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss a Ukraine peace deal and a potential Trump-Putin summit.
Kremlin says it is hard to imagine talks with US on new nuclear arms reduction treaty
The bleak assessment from Moscow comes amid the disintegration of the tangle of arms control treaties which sought to slow the arms race and reduce the risk of nuclear war.
Cautious of Trump's Russian pivot, Israel debates sharing intel, NBC reports
Some officials in other allied countries played down the idea that Trump's policies on Russia would disrupt intelligence cooperation that dates back decades.
