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Latvia blocks Russian and Belarusian clothing, books, toys and footwear

Latvia introduced a new package of restrictions on imports of industrial goods from Russia and Belarus on Sept. 1, following a government decision approved on Aug. 25.

1 September, 11:04 AM

Ukraine can profit by rebuilding its own transit fleet – expert

Ukraine faces a strategic choice: direct reconstruction funding mainly toward imported equipment, or use that demand to modernize its own manufacturing base. Electric public transit could become one of the most promising examples of the latter path, Yiğit Tahmisoğlu, an energy and climate policy expert at Berlin Economics, wrote in a column for NV Business on Aug. 17.

18 August, 08:54 PM

India's Russian diamond imports fall 62% in first half of 2026

India's direct imports of diamonds from Russia fell 62% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Aug. 14.

14 August, 07:59 PM

India's Russian oil imports hit record high in July

India's dependence on Russian oil rose to a record level in July, with supplies from Russia accounting for 50.83% of imports by the world's third-largest oil buyer and consumer, or 2.47 million barrels per day, Reuters reported on Aug. 14.

14 August, 11:12 AM

Azerbaijan overtakes Russia to become Turkey's largest pipeline gas supplier

Turkey's pipeline gas imports fell 0.5% in June from a year earlier to 3.256 billion cubic meters, Russia's Interfax reported on Aug. 10.

10 August, 01:14 PM

Moldova rejects calls to restrict imports of Ukrainian grain

Moldova's government does not plan to impose restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain despite calls from some local farmers to do so, UkrAgroConsult reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 06:15 PM

Syria agrees to sharply cut Russian oil imports during U.S. sanctions talks

Syria has agreed to sharply reduce imports of Russian oil as part of ongoing talks with the United States on lifting remaining major sanctions, Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations on Aug. 4.

4 August, 04:52 PM

EU lifts ban on Russian sable fur imports after Italy, Greece push

European Union member states removed a ban on imports of raw, unprocessed Russian sable fur, incorporating the change into a new sanctions package against Russia agreed on July 23, according to Euractiv.

27 July, 02:39 PM

Russia bans more Armenian food imports after 'unfriendly' statements amid growing tensions

Russian authorities have found new alleged violations involving food imports from Armenia amid worsening relations between the two countries, The Moscow Times reported on July 24.

24 July, 03:43 PM

Japan imports 2.905 million tons of Russian LNG this year after dramatic June spike

Japan, one of the world's largest buyers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), increased its LNG imports by 6% year-on-year to 4.718 million tons in June 2026, Russian propaganda agency Interfax reported.

24 July, 01:40 PM

Europe takes another step toward ending Russian gas imports

A European Union ban on imports of Russian pipeline gas under short-term contracts signed before June 17, 2025, entered into force on June 17 as part of the bloc's phased plan to eliminate Russian energy imports.

17 June, 01:30 PM

China dominates Ukraine’s battery import market

Ukraine’s imports of electric batteries and battery separators quadrupled year-on-year to $1.137 billion in January-April 2026, State Customs Service of Ukraine data cited by Interfax-Ukraine showed.

18 May, 03:35 PM

Japan resumes Azerbaijani oil imports after disruptions caused by Iran war

Japan is set to receive a tanker carrying Azerbaijani crude oil, marking its first oil shipment from Central Asia since the outbreak of war in Iran in February, according to Japan’s industry ministry and a Reuters report on May 11.

11 May, 03:01 PM

Russia bans Armenian mineral water after 'unfriendly' remarks

Russian authorities have banned sales and suspended imports of Jermuk mineral water from Armenia, The Moscow Times reported on Apr. 29.

29 April, 03:16 PM

Russia deploys 'shadow airlift' to supply military with restricted tech

Russia has established a massive logistics scheme using civilian cargo flights to supply its military-industrial complex with critical sanctioned components, according to an investigation by Dallas Analytics released on April 25.

27 April, 03:55 PM

Ukraine faces systemic shortage of imported medicines

Ukraine faces a systemic shortage of imported medicines in retail, with some cases posing a real risk of losing certain therapies or leaving patients without therapeutic alternatives, according to industry concerns on Apr. 2.

2 April, 11:49 AM

Illegal appliance sales remain top shadow segment in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau (ESBU) identified the illegal circulation of electronics and household appliances as one of the most significant shadow segments of the consumer market and a major source of state budget losses, the agency reported on Feb. 27.

27 February, 01:25 PM

Naftogaz secures historic first U.S. LNG shipment through Lithuania

Naftogaz Group has begun importing U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into Ukraine through the Klaipėda terminal in Lithuania for the first time in history, the company announced on Feb. 26.

26 February, 01:17 PM

Poland held lead as Ukraine’s largest food supplier in 2025

Ukraine increased imports of agri-food products by 13% in 2025 compared with 2024, to $9.12 billion from $8.08 billion, according to the National Scientific Center Institute of Agrarian Economics, citing data from the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Feb. 23.

23 February, 01:37 PM

EU Parliament committee backs ban on Russian, Belarusian steel

The European Parliament's International Trade Committee has approved measures to restrict steel imports to the EU market, including a full ban on steel from Russia and Belarus, according to a statement on the parliament's website on Jan. 27.

2 February, 07:15 PM

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