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EU sets sights on 20th sanctions package against Russia

The European Union’s 20th package of sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine is expected to be adopted in early 2026, the block’s leaders announced after the Dec. 18 European Council meeting in Brussels.

19 December 2025, 10:27 AM

Russia struggles to protect its shadow fleet tankers

Russia’s shadow fleet of old, uninsured tankers used to evade sanctions is increasingly suffering damage and destruction, revealing how vulnerable this covert logistics network has become.

12 December 2025, 10:26 AM

Shell severs partnership with Rosneft in Caspian Pipeline Consortium

Shell PLC intends to exit its partnership with Russia's PJSC Rosneft, with which it jointly owns a stake in a pipeline transporting oil from Kazakhstan, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 10.

11 December 2025, 02:00 PM

Putin tries to show U.S. Russia's economy is strong enough for long war with Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to demonstrate that Russia's economy is supposedly strong enough to wage a long war against Ukraine. He is likely doing this to support the Kremlin's information efforts, which create the impression of Russia's "inevitable victory," according to a report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on Dec. 8.

9 December 2025, 12:01 PM

EU and G7 may ban shipping services to block Russia’s global oil exports

The European Union and G7 nations are discussing a plan to scrap the price cap on Russian oil exports and replace it with a full ban on maritime services used to ship Russian crude, Reuters reported on Dec. 5.

6 December 2025, 01:31 PM

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence names producers of Iskander ballistic missile components still unsanctioned

Ukrainian military intelligence published a list of components and enterprises involved in producing the 9M723 ballistic missile for the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system, according to the data published in the "Components in Weapons" section of the War&Sanctions portal on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 03:04 PM

Russia’s Rosneft hit by profit plunge

Russia’s largest oil company, Rosneft, reported a 70% drop in net income for January–September compared with the same period last year, Reuters reported on Nov. 28.

1 December 2025, 10:39 AM

Russia scraps plan for two new Arctic icebreakers

Russia’s state-owned port operator Rosmorport has abandoned plans to build two next-generation Project 23620 Icebreaker7 vessels after the price of the work nearly doubled due to sanctions-driven equipment shortages, The Moscow Times reported on Nov. 28.

1 December 2025, 10:19 AM

Kazakhstan, Türkiye protest Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kazakhstan and Türkiye condemned recent Ukrainian Defense Forces strikes in the Black Sea targeting an oil terminal and the sanctioned Russian oil tankers KAIRO and VIRAT, which are part of Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

30 November 2025, 01:35 PM

International Judo Federation lifts sanctions on Russian athletes, allowing national flags

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has lifted sanctions and restrictions imposed on Russian athletes in February 2022, allowing representatives of the aggressor state to compete in its tournaments under their national flag and anthem, the organization said in a statement on Nov. 27

27 November 2025, 02:20 PM

Russian crude exports drop 15–20% amid new U.S. sanctions

Russia’s crude oil production is expected to decrease by 5% by the 2025 end, while exports have already dropped by 15–20% after the bew U.S. sanctions were imposed, Ukraine's Presidential Office press service wrote on Nov. 26.

27 November 2025, 01:23 PM

Putin weighing tax hikes amid U.S. sanctions pressure, NATO chief Rutte says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering "unpopular decisions" like tax increases due to U.S. sanctions hammering Russia's oil industry, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told El País in an interview on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 01:50 PM

Russian-controlled Serbian refinery shuts down amid U.S. sanctions crunch

Serbia's NIS refinery, a Gazprom-controlled oil processor, halted operations due to a shortage of crude oil supplies, the company said, highlighting the ripple effects of U.S. sanctions on Russia's energy sector, Reuters reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 06:38 PM

U.S. lawmakers pushing for vote on tough new Russia sanctions

U.S. lawmakers are collecting signatures to force a House vote on tough new sanctions against Russia, dismissing Kremlin propaganda on Ukraine peace talks as “unserious nonsense,” Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said in a post on X.

22 November 2025, 01:50 PM

Finland's Stubb urges U.S. sanctions to force Putin to negotiate

The United States should push for a new round of sanctions to paralyze Russia's industry and finally force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, Finland's President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with Politico published on Nov. 17.

18 November 2025, 12:16 PM

U.S. sanctions on Rosneft, Lukoil starve Putin's war machine

U.S. sanctions against major Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil are already reducing Moscow’s oil revenues and are likely to reduce the quantity of Russian oil sold in the long term, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) stated on Nov. 17, according to Reuters.

18 November 2025, 10:02 AM

Trump greenlights new Congressional sanctions on Moscow, Sen. Graham says

U.S. President Donald Trump gave his “blessing” for Congress to vote on a Senate bill broadening presidential authority to impose secondary sanctions on Russian trade partners, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Nov. 17.

18 November 2025, 01:13 AM

EU preparing 20th sanctions package against Russia – Kallas

The European Union is preparing its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Nov. 14 after a meeting in Berlin with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, DW reported.

15 November 2025, 10:38 AM

U.S. delays Russia oil sanctions on Hungary for one year

The United States will delay sanctions on Hungary's imports of Russian oil and gas for at least another year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists after a G7 meeting in Canada on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 01:16 PM

‘Absolutely unacceptable decision’: Russia bans entry to 30 Japanese citizens in response to Tokyo sanctions

Russia has banned 30 Japanese citizens from entering the country after Tokyo imposed sanctions against Moscow for its war on Ukraine, Reuters reported on Nov. 11. Japan called the move “absolutely unacceptable.”

12 November 2025, 11:14 AM

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