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

In a sweeping escalation of economic pressure on Russia, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said that it will be imposing full blocking sanctions on its two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, citing Moscow’s “lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine.”

Trump, who has to date not put sanctions on Russia over the war and instead relied on trade measures, says Rosneft and Lukoil will be targeted. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 22 October

Trump administration hardens stance against the Kremlin day after cancelling a planned summit with Russian leader

Scott Bessent claimed the measures against Rosneft and Lukoil will ‘degrade’ the Kremlin’s military efforts

Yvette Cooper announced new restrictions on Rosneft and Lukoil as the Ukrainian speaker visited Parliament.

Yvette Cooper announced new restrictions as the Ukrainian speaker visited parliament

A growing number of high-profile Russians have died under strange circumstances ever since President Vladimir Putin came to power.

Army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov is accused of war crimes for directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects in Ukraine under an arrest warrant from the international criminal court. What we know on day 1,294

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine, with strikes on Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv.

China has been developing closer ties with countries in central Asia over recent years. Trade between China and the central Asia region grew to US$89 billion (£69 billion) in 2023, an increase of 27% on the previous year. Chinese trade rose with every country there except Turkmenistan.