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President Trump has imposed sanctions on Russian oil companies in an effort to stop Russia's war in Ukraine.
This came as Trump met NATO's Secretary General yesterday at the White House.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting members of the European Council,
who also imposed fresh sanctions on Russia.
With all Europe, with the United States together, we have the pressure on Putin to stop this war.
Pressure has been sanctions packages.
long-range air defense and, of course, financial support.
President Trump's sanctions are some of the strongest the U.S. has taken against Russia
since Moscow launched the war on Ukraine.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Israel today.
He is the latest Trump administration official to go to Israel this week to support the Gaza ceasefire.
Israel and Hamas are exchanging dozens of bodies as part of the ceasefire deal.
The unidentified remains of 54 Palestinians, handed over by Israel, were buried yesterday.