Trump administration slaps sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies over Ukraine war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, and dozens of subsidiaries, condemning Moscow’s “senseless war” and urging allies to join. The move followed Russian drone and missile waves hitting at least eight Ukrainian cities, killing six and wounding dozens, with children among the injured in Kyiv; a Kharkiv kindergarten was struck. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met President Trump in Washington as the administration’s ceasefire push stalls; Trump paused a proposed meeting with Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy called freezing front lines a “good compromise.” EU leaders will weigh further penalties Thursday.

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