This comes as Russian President Putin is trying to push for a three-day ceasefire in remembrance of the 80th anniversary of World War II's end, which many parties are saying is a farce.
The US National Security Council “is trying to coordinate some set of more punitive actions against Russia,” said the source familiar with the issue.
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said that America's methodology for the talks "will change in that we will not be the mediators."
Spending across the Middle East reached an estimated $243 billion in 2024, increasing 15% from 2023, and 19% more than it was in 2015.
Pyongyang earlier this week confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine.
The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run for three days either side of May 9.
The Guardian reported that some members of the white supremascist terror group the Base believed that their leader is an agent for the Russian federal intelligence services.
The satellite is believed to serve as both a radar tool for intelligence gathering and a platform for radiation testing.
A senior Russian military officer, Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed in a car explosion in Balashikha, near Moscow.
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