A change to a nuclear-related license fueled the claim that the Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Russia.

A bipartisan U.S. bill that would hit Russia with sanctions in a bid to pressure Moscow into good-faith peace negotiations with Ukraine has gained momentum this week in Congress, but it still lacks the presidential push it needs to get over the finish line.

Kremlin apparatchik Vladimir Solovyov has warned the US President that Russia could become America's "most terrifying enemy"