The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday sanctioned an alleged network of Houthi financial and procurement operatives it said has procured tens of millions of dollars worth of weapons and other goods from Russia.

The United States issued new Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, adding five people and four entities to it

The Moldovan government has accused Russia of seeking to delegitimise a presidential election, eventually won by pro-Western President Maia Sandu, and an October 20 referendum on targeting EU membership. Russia has denied the allegations.

Half of the U.S. Senate - 25 Republicans and 25 Democrats - joined together on Tuesday to introduce sanctions that would be imposed on Russia if it refuses to engage in good faith negotiations for peace with Ukraine.

Ukraine’s European allies say now is not the time for lifting sanctions on Russia, in a clear message to the Trump administration as Moscow pushes Washington for concessions ahead of signing a US brokered deal on ending the fighting in the Black Sea.

The sanctions target several individuals based in Russia accused of assisting Houthi official Sa’id al-Jamal, who has been under US sanctions since 2021.

In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: When Russia could get sanctions relief and Marco Rubio’s first NATO ministerial

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday accused Russia of violating recent ceasefire agreements mediated by the US and called for sanctions on Moscow.

With much fanfare, the U.S. on March 25 announced it had brokered an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to "eliminate the use of force" in the Black Sea after two days of talks in Saudi Arabia. The Kremlin has innocuously framed its request as a badly-needed boost to its global food and fertilizer trade,