President Trump is willing to sign a sanctions bill targeting Russia, but insists on retaining ultimate authority over any sanctions measures, a senior official says.
Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian soldiers outnumber Ukrainian soldiers eight to one in the eastern city.
The strikes killed a Russian anti-tank crew and destroyed reconnaissance and surveillance equipment at the Syvash drilling rig in the Black Sea.
Russian drone, missile strike on Kyiv injures 11, damages buildings and infrastructure as fires break out across multiple districts.
The Kremlin on Friday dismissed Western media reports that Lavrov had fallen out of favor with Putin after plans for a summit in Budapest collapsed.
The seven foot tall camel was recorded traipsing behind a white pick-up truck filled with Ukrainian soldiers.
"Any attempts to put pressure on Russia are simply pointless," Dmitriev said, adding that some forces were trying to disrupt the dialogue between Moscow and Washington.
While it is not clear whether Washington will actually carry out any moves in the immediate term, it shows the administration has a plan to up the ante against Moscow.
The attack in Kyiv set off multiple fires and damaged residential infrastructure, including a kindergarten, according to city officials.
Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue; Chabad rabbi escapes minutes earlier
Medvedev wrote that pressure from Congress to sanction Russian companies "still doesn’t change the most important thing: these decisions are an act of war against Russia."
