The U.S. administration is weighing a complete ban on Russian aluminum, which was not included in earlier sanction packages over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, the White House is eyeing three options: an outright ban, increasing tariffs to levels so punitive they would impose an effective ban, or sanctioning the company that produces the nation’s metal. In September, Reuters reported that the U.S. and EU had increased Russian aluminum and nickel imports since Feb. 24, with the total value of imports amounting to $1.9 billion in the period.
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Thursday, May 7
The warning came after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the fate of Russia's May 9 military parade "depends" on Ukraine's army.
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"Residents attempting to buy food or flee in private vehicles are being targeted by Russian drone attacks," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
A 2,400-hectare forest fire is burning in Chernihiv Oblast near the Russian border, where emergency crews say Russian drones are preventing firefighters from reaching the area.
Anonymous accounts have used a video of a train fire from earlier this week to claim a Ukrainian drone struck a Latvian railway. Latvian authorities have refuted the claim as deliberate disinformation.
The decision could lead to Belarus being fully reinstated in international sports, including allowing athletes to compete under the national flag.
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The visit comes as U.S.-mediated peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have remained stalled for more than two months.
Zelensky said Ukraine would answer Russia’s ceasefire violations with further long-range strikes deep inside Russia.
Opposition among Tisza supporters outweighs support for sending military aid by 57%, while financial aid also faces a net opposition of 14%, according to a post-election poll.
One drone may have crashed at the oil base, while the location of the second drone is still being searched for, Deputy Police Chief Andris Zellis said in an interview with Latvian Television, Delfi reported.
Russian attacks killed 13 people and injured 54 others across Ukraine over the past day, with Sumy city authorities declaring May 7 a day of mourning.
The figure includes 890 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukrainian drones reportedly targeted a military logistics facility in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, overnight on May 7, social media channels reported.
"In the southern Ukrainian lands currently under occupation, Russia plans to implement the same processes of looting and deindustrialization that it carried out in the captured Donbas region," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"If he unblocks aid to Ukraine but also goes to Russia, maybe we can forgive him," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.
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