EADaily, October 23rd, 2025. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States still wants to hold a meeting with the Russian side.

The United States hit Russia’s major oil companies with sanctions on Wednesday and accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear arms.

As a Ukrainian, I’ve seen firsthand how Russia has learned to emulate American soft power for authoritarian ends.

The Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement (PMDA), signed in 2000, committed both the United States and Russia to dispose of at least 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium each, which U.S. officials said would have been enough for as many as 17,000 nuclear warheads. It came into force in 2011.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Moscow on Wednesday that the United States and its allies would "impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression" if the war in Ukraine does not come to an end.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the adoption of the EU's 19th package of sanctions against Russia demonstrates unity at a time when Russia is intensifying terror and attacks on civilians.