Russian jets violated NATO airspace over Lithuania for 18 seconds during suspected refueling exercise. Nation's president calls it a breach of international law amid tensions.

The U.S. president was given three options for sanctions after running out of patience with the Kremlin over the Ukraine war.

Defence Secretary John Healey has a message for Russian President Vladimir Putin: "We're hunting your submarines." There has been a "30% rise in Russian vessels threatening UK waters", he says. This, according to Healey, is evidence of increased "Russian aggression right across the board" which he says is impacting Europe, not just Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized new U.S. sanctions against Russian oil companies but said they would not “significantly affect our economic wellbeing.” He also questioned President Trump’s decision to cancel a meeting in Hungary,

President Donald Trump canceled his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, due to insufficient progress toward peace negotiations, the White House said.

The European Union has imposed more economic sanctions on Russia. The new penalties announced on Thursday add to measures by U.S.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would never bow to pressure from the United States or any other country, and cautioned that the response to any strikes deep into Russia would be very serious and overwhelming.

Could the US imposition of sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies, backed by similar measures from Europe, mark the moment when the transatlantic alliance finally does what it takes to pressure the Kremin into ending its invasion of Ukraine?