September 18, 2026

Reuters. The Kremlin said on Thursday (September 17) that further U.S. sanctions against Russia would make it harder to reach a peace deal in Ukraine.   On Wednesday (September 16), the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping sanctions package intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, sending the bill…

Reuters. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (September 16) passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff bill intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, sending the bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law nearly 1-1/2 years after the late Senator Lindsey Graham introduced it.   The bill, now…