President Donald Trump on Wednesday levied the threat of tariffs against Russia, saying that unless a deal is made to end Russia’s war against Ukraine he will have “no other choice” but to issue new sanctions.

Kyiv region. A Russian ballistic missile strike in Ukraine's capital on the morning of January 18 killed three people and wounded three others. Dnipropetrovsk region. On the morning of January 17, a Russian missile attack on the region's second-biggest city, home to more than 500,000 residents, killed four people and wounded 14 others.

Mr Trump modified comments he made on Jan 21 that he would likely impose sanctions against Russia if it didn't make a deal. Read more at straitstimes.com.