The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in the war with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has said that in the case of Russia, the United States could not impose tariffs to exert pressure and end the war in Ukraine, but Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin wants to trade with the US and "make a lot of money for Russia".

President Trump said Wednesday he directed the Pentagon to immediately start testing U.S. nuclear weapons for the first time since the 1990s to equal testing levels in China and Russia. “The

Vladimir Putin responded to President Trump slapping sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies in a U.S. policy shift over the war in Ukraine.

Russia on Thursday warned it would “act accordingly” if Washington broke a more than 30-year moratorium on testing. Such a move would also fuel distrust between the US and China and heighten their nuclear arms rivalry,

Russia’s second-largest oil producer on Monday said it decided to sell off assets amid wide-reaching sanctions from the United States. “The consideration of bids from potential purchasers has been

The Trump administration announced sanctions targeting Russian oil firms that affect foreign buyers like Hungary.

Trump warns Putin that U.S. nuclear submarine is stationed right off Russian shores in response to Moscow's new 8,000-mile range missile test on Sunday.

Experts say there are roughly 12,241 nuclear weapons across the world, with just over 9,600 thought to be operational.

Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine.

It's the second time in just a few months the US president has brought up nuclear submarines in response to Russian talk about its weapons.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on November 7 in Washington, where he aims to discuss a path to a U.S.-Russia meeting and seek exemption from U.