Sir Keir Starmer has promised to keep “tightening the screws” on Vladimir Putin as he announced a raft of fresh sanctions on dozens of new Russian finance, military and energy targets. The prime minister is piling fresh pressure on the Russian war machine and seeking to win further backing from G7 leaders at a key summit in Canada.

No 10 says G7 allies back the measures - but Donald Trump indicates the US will not impose more sanctions now.

The UK is set to announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, aimed at intensifying economic pressure on President Vladimir Putin and his war machine.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump was right to assert that it had been a big mistake to expel Russia from the Group of Eight in 2014, but that the G7 was no longer significant for Russia and looked "rather useless" now.

Ahead of the G7 Summit in Alberta, Canada, President Trump told reporters that it was a "big mistake" for Russia to have been kicked out of the then-G8, which took place after Russia invaded Crimea. "[Putin] doesn't even speak to the people that threw him out.