Senate Republicans are warning Russia that they’re prepared to pass punishing sanctions if President Vladimir Putin refuses ...

The U.S. Senate is ready to vote on a bill on sanctions against Russia if peace talks over the war in Ukraine do not progress soon, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on May 20, as Voice of America ...

The United States and its allies have imposed broad economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. As the conflict continues, experts debate whether the sanctions are working.

Ukraine will ask the EU next week to consider big new steps to isolate Moscow, including seizing Russian assets and bringing ...

Finance chiefs will ‘explore’ new measures against Moscow should no ceasefire be agreed, although US tempers language.

US President Donald Trump currently does not want to increase sanctions pressure on Russia over its aggression against ...

After delaying an earlier ultimatum, the European Union has passed a new sanctions package against Russia. The sanctions come ...

Western leaders warn Putin is buying time as U.K. and EU announce sanctions targeting Russia's military, energy, and illegal ...

The 1998 crisis worsened the situation, as a global recession and falling commodity prices led to fiscal imbalances and ...

President Donald Trump thinks Russia will likely walk away from Ukraine peace talks if the US threatens more sanctions, ...

Legacy Western tech was a monopoly. Sanctions broke it. They thought cutting off Russia’s tech would cripple innovation.

Those are some of the questions you’ve sent us in over the last week and in this episode, Lucy and Vitaly are joined by James and BBC news presenter Sumi Somaskanda to try and answer them. Today’s ...