In a significant diplomatic show of strength, more than 20 nations supporting Ukraine have pledged to 'take Russian oil and gas off the global market' in an effort to starve President Vladimir Putin’s war machine of revenue.

“We’re choking off funding for Russia’s war machine,” said UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who hosted the ‘coalition of the willing’ summit in London on Friday.

The group, which includes the US, UK, EU nations, Japan, and NATO allies, vowed to step up sanctions and financial isolation measures, signalling a coordinated attempt to intensify economic pressure on Moscow as the war nears its third winter.

Sanctions widen to target Russia’s oil giants

In recent days, Washington and London have imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two biggest oil compani

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