New Delhi can now comfortably frame its diversification as a response to global sanctions rather than depicting it as a realignment away from Moscow

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno jousted with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on social media Friday after the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Petro, claiming he aided international drug trafficking.

The United States Treasury Department accused President Gustavo Petro of allowing drug trafficking to flourish.

The United States has taken a rare and dramatic step by imposing sanctions on Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro. Washington says Petro has failed to control drug trafficking in Colombia, allowing powerful cartels to grow unchecked.

Zelenskyy was in London for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military support to shield his country from future Russian aggression.View on euronews

President Trump announced sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft, Russia’s two largest oil companies, while restrictions by the European Union included a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas.

Kirill Dmitriev, a Kremlin special envoy, is reported to have arrived in the United States for "official" talks following the imposition of sanctions on Russia's oil sector and the cancellation of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary.

United States targets Russian oil giants over Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end 'senseless' war in Ukraine - Scott Bessent claimed the measures against Rosneft and Lukoil will ‘degrade’ the Kremlin’s mi