One of Moscow's big asks in a potential cease-fire agreement has been publicly communicated: sanctions relief. Are the Europeans considering even a partial easing of sanctions on Russia?

International man of mystery’ denies aiding Russia sanctions breach, court told - Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, the former mayor of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, is facing seven counts of circumventing sanctions.

Half of the U.S. Senate - 25 Republicans and 25 Democrats - joined together on Tuesday to introduce sanctions that would be imposed on Russia if it refuses to engage in good faith negotiations for peace with Ukraine.

As the Black Sea ceasefire hangs in the balance, Putin's bold demands for sanction relief have sparked intense debate.

Russia is scheduled to receive deliveries of chemical ingredients critical to the manufacture of explosives, ordered from fertilizer companies that have largely escaped international sanctions, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

Russia said Monday that it expects the U.S. to ease certain sanctions as part of an agreement for a limited ceasefire with Ukraine, lifting restrictions on certain banking sectors which are a

The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to halt attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow.

Month after month, Ukraine has increased the size and scope of its drone assaults within Russia despite the war's strategic pressures.

The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday sanctioned an alleged network of Houthi financial and procurement operatives it said has procured tens of millions of dollars worth of weapons and other goods from Russia.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Friday that he had met with an envoy for President Vladimir Putin this week and sent him back to Moscow with a message: the clock is ticking on when there needs to be a breakthrough in the peace talks to end the Ukraine war.