US sanctions Russia’s 2 largest oil companies

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U.S. puts sanctions on 2 Russian oil companies as Moscow holds nuclear drills
The U.S. Treasury Department said Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, were targeted in a bid to damage Moscow’s ability to fund its war machine.

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Trump's turnaround on sanctions targets Russia's oil companies that fund the war in Ukraine
Russia faces surprise setback with Trump’s new oil sanctions
Ukraine war latest: Putin responds to Trump's 'unfriendly act' amid fury in Moscow - as NATO jets scrambled to new 'airspace violation'
Kyiv and Moscow have offered contrasting responses after Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia's biggest oil firms in a major shift of policy.

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Trump hits Russia with ‘tremendous’ oil sanctions
'An Act Of War': Putin Ally Blasts Donald Trump Over Russian Oil Sanctions
Trump has committed ‘an act of war against Russia’ by imposing sanctions on Moscow’s oil giants, ranting Putin ally warns - as Zelensky hails US President’s ‘resolute’ decision
Medvedev said on Thursday it was now absolutely clear that the United States was Russia's adversary and that U.S. President Donald Trump's recent steps on Ukraine amounted to an act of war against the...

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Trump’s crippling oil sanctions on Putin are ‘act of WAR’, ex-Russian leader warns…but Zelensky says ‘terror has a cost’
Trump slaps Russia with 'tremendous' sanctions to shut down Putin's war machine

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The head of Europe's oldest intergovernmental organization has warned that the West is caught in the throes of a series of crises that bears the real risk of undermining democracy, stability and rule of law, telling Newsweek that urgent measures were needed to rebuild trust in institutions designed to uphold these values.
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NATO endures, reinforcing stability in Europe

Despite widely-publicized tensions with the Trump administration, NATO is an enduring and historic success, argues Arthur I. Cyr.
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European summits in Copenhagen and US missile threats against Russia increase danger of world war

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European Political Community summit, in Copenhagen, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. [Photo: Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP] The past two days mark a new ...
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