The European Union is slapping Russia with its “strongest ever” 18th sanctions package targeting Moscow’s oil and gas industry, over its war in Ukraine, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced today.

President Donald Trump said his wife, Melania, is helping him with decisions about Russia. This week, he shared plans to send missiles to Ukraine and set a deadline for Russia to stop fighting.

In response, 65 percent of Trump voters backed the provision of arms to Ukraine, almost three times the 22 percent who opposed the move. The results suggest a shift in attitudes among Trump supporters toward aid for Ukraine over the past six months.

Second, Mr Trump says he will give Russia 50 days to end the fighting or face economic punishment, with America imposing secondary tariffs on any country that buys Russian exports, mostly its oil. Finally,

President Donald Trump has unveiled a new strategy to support Ukraine by encouraging NATO allies to donate military equipment, particularly Patriot missile systems, in exchange for U.S. replacements.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized Trump’s peace ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, suggesting it’s too slow. The U.S. president on Monday said he is “very, very unhappy” with Russia and threatened the country with secondary tariffs of up to 100 percent if it does not negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days.