The UK and EU on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions targeting Russian arms suppliers, energy exporters and groups accused of spreading disinformation.

By Andrew Gray, Sam Tabahriti and Susan Heavey BRUSSELS/LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The EU and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for Washington to join them,

The European Union is increasing pressure on US President Donald Trump to strike Russia with new sanctions. The conversation between the American leader and the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, failed to secure Russia’s commitment to a ceasefire in Ukraine,

Russia ceasefire talks would begin "immediately" following his two-hour phone call Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, conditions of the talks are currently unclear, as Russia has called for "compromises" from Ukraine,

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has called on the European Union to begin work now on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia which should hit its most vulnerable points. Source: Budrys after the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels,

Donald Trump had a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin. The US president is convinced that the Russian leader wants to end the war in Ukraine. However, if this does not succeed, the US will withdraw from the peace efforts.

European leaders are scrambling to speak directly with President Trump ahead of his one-on-one call with Vladimir Putin, a call the White House says will take place this week. This is the first publicly confirmed conversation between the two men in nearly three months,

The EU is preparing new sanctions on Russia despite a potential meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, three sources told CNBC.

In a joint letter led by Austria, 15 member states pitch a "renewed, targeted and joint global diplomatic outreach effort" to strengthen leverage on Russia. View on euronews