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EU's top diplomat calls for tougher Russia sanctions, but plan lacks detail
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top foreign policy official, has called for a big expansion of the EU's sanctions against Russia.
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Senate Democrats demand explanation for 17-month pause on new Russia sanctions
Senate Democrats are asking the Trump administration why it has issued no new sanctions in 17 months against networks that help Russia dodge existing sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine.
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Sanctioned Russian oil tanker leaks crude off Oman after unexplained blast
A tanker called the Caroline Bezengi, sanctioned by the European Union and Britain for carrying Russian oil, has been leaking crude off Oman's coast since an explosion on board on 8 June.
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Senate passes Russia and Iran sanctions bill named for late Senator Graham
The US Senate passed a broad sanctions bill targeting Russia's energy industry and Iran, after the measure had been stuck in Congress for months.
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UK sanctions Russian bank and oil tankers that dodge Western limits
Britain announced new sanctions on Russia, targeting Ozon Bank, a Russian online banking service, and ships from the 'shadow fleet,' a group of aging tankers with hidden owners that Russia uses to keep selling oil despite Western restrictions.
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Senate Pushes Toward Final Vote on Russia Sanctions Bill as Fears Grow It Could Hit EU Allies
Since clearing its 86-12 procedural vote, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 has been narrowed to cap tariffs at 100 percent on the top five Russian energy buyers. Twelve EU states, including Czechia, still import some Russian energy, and Democrats warn the tariff power Trump would gain never expires.
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Senate Votes 86 to Advance Graham-Named Russia and Iran Sanctions Bill
The U.S. Senate advanced a Russia and Iran sanctions bill named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham by an 86-vote margin, turning a negotiated deal into a concrete legislative step toward final passage.
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Senate to vote on Russia-Iran sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham
The US Senate is holding an actual floor vote on a sanctions bill that could impose tariffs up to 500 percent on countries still buying Russian or Iranian oil.
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Senators agree on bill to sanction buyers of Russian and Iranian oil
A bipartisan group of US senators has agreed to push forward a bill that would let the government sanction any country or company that buys oil or gas from Russia or Iran, not just Russia and Iran themselves.
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China Retaliates on Russia Sanctions — and Opens a Front With Brussels
Beijing hit 14 EU entities with export controls and called it payback for Europe's newest Russia sanctions — opening a second, major-power front in the sanctions war, though the details that decide whether it bites remain undisclosed.
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Graham Is Dead; His 'Sanctions From Hell' Just Got Its Two Most Powerful Backers
A week ago the question was whether Graham's signature Russia bill could survive without him. The answer is arriving fast: Trump and Thune have taken it up as a memorial, and a Graham will keep sitting in the Senate.
Inside the EU's 21st Russia Sanctions Standoff: Who Is Blocking What, and Why Kirill Was the Price of a Deal
The EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia remains stuck days before a self-imposed deadline. Bulgaria's veto over Patriarch Kirill, French and Italian resistance to an entry ban on Russian soldiers, and a fight over cod quotas show how a single capital can reshape continent-wide policy — and why negotiators are trading substance for unanimity.