WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday (Sep 18) authorising new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, after Congress gave its approval after months of delay.Washington is pushing to revive a mediated path towards ending the conflict as Moscow intensifies attacks

It targets Moscow's so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to evade Western sanctions, and allows Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.

This allows Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, after Congress gave its approval after months of delay.Trump has genera...

US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, after Congress gave its approval after months of delay.Trump has genera...

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill authorising new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, shortly after it received congressional approval this week.

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law, the White House said in a statement, paving the way for increased economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy.