The European Union has agreed on a new round of sanctions against Moscow, including a ban on using the Nord Stream gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany.

MOSCOW — As Moscow Mayor Art Bettge looks forward to the closing of a chapter in the Bryan Kohberger case, he hopes his city can return to being a “safe and happy college town” in the future.

Trump wanted to "make them feel the pain," as he put it on the July 4 call, the Financial Times reported, and force Russia into peace negotiations. Zelensky said Ukraine could hit the cities if the U.S. supplied the weapons, per the Post.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should not target Moscow and that Russian President Vladimir Putin should agree to a ceasefire deal by a 50-day deadline or sanctions will kick in.

President Donald Trump has vowed further sanctions on Russia if a peace deal is not reached in 50 days. CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent breaks down the Russian reaction and perspective on Monday’s announcement from Moscow.

The White House confirmed that Trump and Zelenskyy discussed whether Ukraine would be able to strike Moscow and St. Petersburg with U.S.-supplied weapons.

"The 'super-Taurus' project between Britain and Germany, which has yet to be formally confirmed, is part of a wider effort by Merz to make Germany a key military power in Europe," the publication notes. In May, the CDU leader introduced historic reforms that opened the door to unlimited defense funding in Germany.

U.S. President Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up strikes deep in Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy whether he could hit Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons,

Trump asked Ukraine's Zelensky if he could strike Moscow and other Russian targets, the Financial Times reported.

The president’s call for Ukraine to avoid hitting Moscow continued his pattern of swinging between pressure on both sides to end the war and underscored the uncertainties about his strategy.