Ukrainian drone attacks overnight into Saturday killed three people, Russian officials said Saturday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted or destroyed 112 drones across eight Russian regions and the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.

We’re going to put sanctions,” the president said, even before a deadline he had given Russia this week to engage in cease-fire negotiations had passed.

His tighter deadline to reach peace with Ukraine and his threat against Russia’s energy customers contrast with a lighter approach to Russia elsewhere.

US President Donald Trump has threatened Russian leader Vladimir Putin with sanctions if no agreement to end the war is reached by 8 August. Source: Trump during a briefing in the Oval Office Details: Commenting on the aftermath of the large-scale Russia strike on Kyiv on the night of 30-31 July,