Britain and its allies at the Group of Seven (G7) countries are expected to announce further sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, the British government said, stepping up pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

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

The UK government plans to announce a new package of sanctions against Russia soon, as allies try to bring Russia to the negotiating table, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says. The Prime Minister will "launch continued action to hit Putin where it hurts and make it clear that we will continue to ratchet up pressure until Russia is ready to