The Biden administration has for months called for restrictions on America’s top foreign supplier The US Senate on Tuesday gave the green light to legislation banning enriched uranium imports from Russia. The Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act was approved unanimously and has now been sent to President Joe Biden to sign into law.

The head of Russia’s Human Rights Council has dismissed the proposal, which was sparked by a series of scandals involving gay men The head of Russia’s Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev on Tuesday dismissed a call to check the sexual orientation of government officials as both dubious and impractical.

Troops need an increased supply of weapons to support the pace of their offensive, Sergey Shoigu has said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has met with top military officials to discuss the battlefield situation in the Ukraine conflict, placing special emphasis on weapons production.