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Putin, Zelensky and the art of ‘playing’ the US president

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Trump's turnaround on sanctions targets Russia's oil companies that fund the war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has done a turnaround on sanctions against Russia, taking aim at Russia's two biggest oil companies and the billions of dollars they reap for Moscow's war against Ukraine

The Independent UK

Europe must go further and faster to break Russia’s war machine

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil are a welcome shift from a changeable president – but Ukraine needs its European allies to do much more to hit Putin where it hurts

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EU leaders fail to agree to use frozen Russian assets to defend Ukraine

Belgium derails proposal to use billions located in Brussels to fund €140bn loan to Ukraine for its war effort

The Guardian - UK

Putin says he will never bow to US but concedes sanctions may cause ‘some losses’

China and India likely to scale back Russian oil imports as Trump tries to bring an end to war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Pump prices could rise after US, EU hit Russian oil companies with new sanctions and oil spikes

Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

From monkey glands to ‘young blood’: the long, strange history of chasing immortality through transplants

When Russian president Vladimir Putin visited Beijing in September 2025, he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that repeated organ transplants might make a person “get younger” and even live to 150. The remark was widely dismissed as science fiction.

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Occidental Petroleum Shares Are Trading Higher Thursday: What's Going On?

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) shares are trading higher Thursday as prices rise after the U.S. imposed sanctions on two Russian oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.

Benzinga

Sanctions on Russia have failed to stop the war so far – will Trump’s latest package be any different?

Donald Trump has finally decided to hit Russia with sanctions – the first package he has imposed since he came back to the White House in January.

The Conversation

Ukrainian attack spoiled planned Zaporizhzhia birthday gift for Putin

Plan to connect nuclear plant to Russian grid was foiled and it has now been reconnected to Ukrainian power

The Guardian - UK

France Issues Third Arrest Warrant Against Syria's Ex-leader Assad

French magistrates this summer issued a new arrest warrant against ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad over deadly chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source said on Thursday.

International Business Times

New sanctions and weapons will not stop Russia. It’s time for Ukraine’s allies to change their flawed strategy

A negotiated settlement would be unfair and frustrating. But after nearly four years of fighting, it may be the best option, says Christopher S Chivvis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Guardian - UK

US sanctions on Russian oil giants ‘really important new step’ – Healey

The Defence Secretary was speaking alongside his German counterpart Boris Pistorius at RAF Lossiemouth in northern Scotland.

Evening Standard

Will Russia back down from war after further EU and US sanctions?

Moscow has denied that the latest round of sanctions by the EU and the new strict measures by Washington will have any effect on its economy or its war strategy, signalling that Russia will not back down on its invasion of Ukraine or agree to a ceasefire.

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Benzinga

China Slams Trump's Russia Sanctions, Kremlin Calls It 'An Act of War' As EU Unveils New Measures

China has voiced its opposition to the U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil companies, emphasizing the need for sanctions to be in line with international law. Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) imposed fresh Russian sanctions on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Which countries buy Russian oil – and what impact will sanctions have?

The Trump administration imposed sanctions after plans to hold a second summit on ending the war in Ukraine were abandoned

The Independent UK

EU joins US in heaping more sanctions on Russia to push Putin into Ukraine peace talks

The European Union has imposed more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to measures by U.S. President Donald Trump against the Russian oil industry

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine

The Trump administration hardens its stance against the Kremlin. Plus, the final New York City mayoral debate gets heated

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The Independent UK

Will Trump’s new sanctions on Russian oil companies actually work to stop Putin?

New sanctions unveiled just a day after Trump said he would cancel ‘wasted’ meeting with Putin in Budapest

Euronews

Ukraine will not cede any of its territory, Zelenskyy tells Euronews

There will be no territorial concessions in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said, answering Euronews' question on whether Kyiv is now being pressured into territorial concessions.

The Independent UK

Philippine victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell

Philippine victims of a 2021 typhoon are seeking compensation from energy giant Shell for damage that they say was intensified by climate change worsened by the oil and gas company's carbon emissions

The Guardian - UK

Oil price jumps and FTSE 100 hits new high after Trump puts sanctions on Russian firms

Assets in US belonging to Rosneft and Lukoil frozen as shares in Shell and BP rise by 3%

The Independent UK

Asian shares retreat and crude prices soar $2 after Trump sanctions Russian oil giants

Shares are mostly lower in Asia following a retreat on Wall Street, while crude prices jumped more than $2 after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sanctions on Russian oil giants

Euronews

Putin supervises nuclear forces drills as sanctions mount on Russia over its war against Ukraine

The Kremlin said as part of Moscow’s nuclear triad and drills, an intercontinental ballistic missile was test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia, and a Sineva ICBM was launched by a submarine in the Barents Sea.

The Guardian - AU

Will US sanctions on Russian oil companies be effective, and why is Trump imposing them now?

Measures against Rosneft and Lukoil mark first time US has imposed sanctions on Russia since Trump’s return to office

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