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Senate sanctions bill targeting Russia's energy exports with hefty tariffs gains momentum as Trump shifts position on Russia, with Graham teasing presidential support.

Despite sanctions and pressure from the West, Russia continues to push on with its war effort in Ukraine. Tough language by the US President Donald Trump has had little effect on the outlook of the Russian president,

After days of expressing displeasure with his latest phone call with Putin, Trump went even further at a Cabinet meeting.

"With Putin, I said, 'If you go into Ukraine, I'm going to bomb the s--t out of Moscow,'" Trump can be heard saying on the recording. "He said 'No way,' and I said, 'Way.' And then he goes,

Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal have introduced a bill in the Senate that would place new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine early Thursday for the second time in two days.

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are escalating, both on the front lines and across urban centres. Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, talks to military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady about Ukraine’s battle to hold onto territory until a ceasefire can be agreed. Clips: Channel 4; ABC