Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said as he raised the prospect of more sanctions on Russia. The U.S. president told reporters aboard Air Force One that he was “very unhappy” with his earlier phone call with the Russian leader as Moscow said it would…
Iran’s defense minister has made his first overseas visit since a deadly 12-day conflict with Israel, traveling to China for a gathering of top military officials from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional security bloc led by Beijing and Moscow. The visit, amid ongoing volatility in the Middle East, signals Tehran’s determination to deepen…
Britain on Tuesday imposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” blacklisting 20 additional vessels, as well as 10 individuals and entities linked to the country’s energy and shipping sectors. Security analysts say the aging fleet is used by Moscow to skirt international sanctions that prohibit it from selling oil. Hundreds of vessels have been…