00:00At least three people were killed, including a child and several injured following Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kiev overnight.
00:11The United States Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia's energy revenues.
00:21At least three people were killed, including a child and several injured following Russian attacks on Kiev overnight.
00:28Fires also erupted in two districts of the Ukrainian capital, according to local authorities.
00:35The State Emergency Service of Ukraine shared images on social media showing blazes ravaging what appear to be warehouses and
00:42garages.
00:44And a Russian drone strike on the Chernihiv region in northern Ukraine also sparked a fire at a warehouse.
00:51Moscow has significantly intensified its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, often by firing ballistic missiles that are
00:59difficult to intercept.
01:01On its end, Kiev has retaliated with firing a record number of drones at Russia.
01:07The latest strikes come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Serbia for his first official visit.
01:13Zelensky had dinner with his counterpart, Aleksandr Vucic, who had repeated this week that he will not change his mind
01:19on sanctions on Russia.
01:26Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Belgrade on Friday to begin his first official trip to Serbia.
01:33Serbia is one of the few European countries that is still a close ally to Russia since its invasion of
01:39Ukraine.
01:40Zelensky was welcomed at the airport by Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Dzerovic before having dinner with Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic.
01:49The visit comes as Serbia tries to balance its ties with Russia against pressure from the European Union to align
01:56with its foreign policy.
01:58Zelensky said Ukraine is committed to working constructively, mutually beneficially, and on the basis of mutual respect.
02:05On his end, Vucic said him and his counterpart would discuss cooperation in different levels, as well as their country's
02:11path towards EU membership.
02:14Serbia is in the process of joining the European Union, but the process has been stalled largely because of Belgrade's
02:20policies towards Russia.
02:25On this vote, the United States Senate has approved a major sanctions package targeting Russia's energy revenues.
02:33This includes Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions, and the so-called shadow fleet.
02:39The bipartisan legislation would allow U.S. President Donald Trump to set tariffs up up to 500% on Russian
02:46imports, including oil and gas.
02:48Every barrel of oil that goes unsold, every dollar denied the Kremlin, makes it harder for Russia to finance its
02:57reign of terror, which every night Ukrainians endure.
03:02Russia has waged war against Ukraine for far too long, and this bill assists President Trump in his noble efforts
03:10to bring it to a close.
03:11This legislation was deeply important to my brother, Lindsay, and I am grateful that this bill has achieved such a
03:19wide coalition of support.
03:21The legislation now heads to the House of Representatives, although a vote there will not take place until at least
03:27early September.
03:29If adopted into law, Russian President Vladimir Putin himself would be among those targeted by the sanctions, as well as
03:36other top officials.
03:41A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to hold all construction of its $400 million White House ballroom
03:49until it receives congressional approval.
03:52In a 2-1 decision, the court sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction of the massive structure,
03:59which has begun to rise above ground on the east side of the White House.
04:04The 8,400-square-meter ballroom is being constructed where the White House's historic east wing stood before Trump ordered
04:11its demolition last fall.
04:13The court said it would stay its ruling for two weeks to give the administration time to appeal to the
04:19U.S. Supreme Court.
04:21U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out after the ruling, calling it horrendous, politically motivated and unlawful, and vowed to
04:29appeal the decision.
04:30Several of Trump's construction projects, including a proposed 76-meter-tall triumphal arch, have similarly faced legal challenges,
04:38but the ballroom project would be the first to reach the Supreme Court.
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