Russia is preparing to have conversations about its war on Ukraine with the United States ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 for a second term at the White House."No special conditions are needed for this.

President Joe Biden just dropped a sanctions bomb on Russia; one so tightly sealed it’s built to survive Donald Trump’s reign. Especially as the president-elect seems dead set on fixing his friendship with Russia’s president Vlad Putin.

Under the new rules, Congress has the authority to block any attempts to remove these restrictions. Additionally, the implementation of secondary sanctions has now become mandatory. This move aims to strengthen oversight mechanisms over sanction policies and maintain pressure on Russia.

The United States on Wednesday imposed hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia in an action that seeks to increase pressure on Moscow in the final days of the Biden administration and protects some of the sanctions it has already imposed ahead of Donald Trump's second presidential term.

WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday took fresh action targeting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, taking aim at efforts to circumvent U.S. sanctions as Washington continues to increase pressure on Moscow in the final days of the Biden administration.

The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions connected with Russian secret payment channels created to skirt U.S. restrictions and a Kyrgyzstan financial institution that supports the Krem