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EU tightens visa restrictions on Russian nationals over Ukraine war, potential security risks

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The European Union on Friday made it harder for Russian citizens to enter Europe’s ID-check free travel area due to Russia's continued war on Ukraine, increasing acts of sabotage blamed on Moscow and the potential misuse of visas.

WATCH: Trump meets with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House

By Chris Megerian, Justin Spike, Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump.

Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city in Donetsk rages on

By Associated Press

Ukraine's strikes deep inside Russia have embarrassed Moscow and unnerved Russians.

Russia blasts Ukraine’s power grid again, causing outages across the country and killing 6

By Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press

Ukraine's prime minister described Moscow’s tactic as “systematic energy terror.”…

Trump appears to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years

By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

There was no indication that the U.S. would start detonating warheads, but the president offered few details about what seemed to be a significant shift in U.S. policy.

Putin boasts about new nuclear-powered missile as he digs in over Russia’s demands on Ukraine

By Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a message to President Donald Trump: Moscow wouldn’t be cowed into concessions on Ukraine.

Putin says Russia has tested a new long-range, nuclear-capable missile that can evade defenses

By Associated Press

Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks released on Sunday.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges U.S. to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missiles

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in London for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to shield his country from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the more than three-year war.

President of Lithuania says Russian military planes violated country’s airspace

By Associated Press

Russian military planes briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace Thursday evening, the Lithuanian president said, condemning what he called a blatant breach of the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO-member country.

Putin decries U.S. sanctions as ‘unfriendly’ as EU joins in adding more restrictions on Russia

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The American and European sanctions are intended as part of a broadened effort to choke off the revenue and supplies that fuel Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, compelling Putin to negotiate an end to the war.