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Analysts warn Russia faces risk of economic collapse

Russia's economy is entering its final stage of decline and could even face economic collapse, according to the Kiel Report published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, German newspaper FAZ reported on June 18.

18 June, 01:16 PM

Canada expands Russia sanctions

The Canadian government is broadening its sanctions to target 162 Russian individuals and entities, as well as “shadow fleet” tankers, PM Mark Carney announced on June 16.

16 June, 11:44 PM

Zelenskyy sanctions 17 Russian media outlets and 29 judges

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted sanctions targeting Russian propaganda outlets, their executives and judges involved in the prosecution of Ukrainians, according to a presidential decree published on the president's website on June 12.

12 June, 05:06 PM

U.S. seizes sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean

U.S. forces seized the flagless oil tanker Davina in the Indian Ocean during the night of June 4-5, Reuters reported, citing INDOPACOM. The ship is subject to U.S. sanctions.

6 June, 02:18 AM

Swedish court rules Russian cargo ship may be handed over to Ukraine

A Swedish court has ruled that Russian cargo ship Caffa, seized after transporting grain stolen from occupied Ukrainian territory, may be handed over to Kyiv, Reuters reported on June 5.

5 June, 11:41 PM

Hungary backs one-year extension of EU sanctions on Russia

Hungary will support extending European Union sanctions against Russia for another year, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on June 5.

5 June, 05:18 PM

Rubio: U.S. eager to reinstate Russian oil sanctions

The United States would like to end exemptions to oil sanctions on Russia as soon as possible, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on June 2.

3 June, 12:19 AM

France detains sanctioned Russian tanker during Atlantic operation

Emmanuel Macron said French naval forces intercepted and detained a Russian tanker under international sanctions in the Atlantic Ocean as part of an operation conducted with allied support on June 1.

1 June, 11:06 AM

Russian flight delays double as cancelations surge fourfold

Flight delays in Russia have doubled and the number of cancellations has quadrupled over the first five months of 2026, the Russian publication Kommersant wrote, citing calculations by AlfaStrakhovanie.

28 May, 01:26 PM

Russian freighter carrying stolen Ukrainian grain heads back to Black Sea

A Russian dry-bulk freighter, Panormitis, is returning to the Black Sea after failed attempts to unload grain in Israel and Turkey, SeaKrime journalist Kateryna Yaresko reported on May 25.

25 May, 10:25 PM

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian shadow fleet and military personnel

Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree imposing new sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet and Russian military personnel, the presidential office said on May 23.

23 May, 05:30 PM

Mindich associate Tsukerman also sues Zelenskyy over sanctions

Oleksandr Tsukerman, a businessman involved in the Midas Case corruption scandal, has filed a lawsuit against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for imposing personal sanctions against him on May 15, according to Ukraine’s official judiciary portal.

22 May, 03:39 AM

U.S. wants Kyiv to lobby against Belarus sanctions

The United States has asked Ukraine to loosen restrictions on imports of Belarusian fertilizers and to press European countries to do the same, Bloomberg reported on May 20, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

21 May, 03:38 AM

Russian LNG cargo reaches China after six-month voyage

An LNG tanker carrying cargo from Russia’s sanctioned Gazprom Portovaya LNG plant has unloaded in China after spending nearly six months at sea, The Moscow Times reported on May 19.

19 May, 03:35 PM

Russia adds four LNG tankers to shadow fleet to boost exports — report

Four liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers that until recently served an export terminal in Oman have begun loading cargo from Arctic LNG 2, a Russian facility under U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reported on May 18.

19 May, 12:27 AM

Cuba accuses Washington of creating pretext for sanctions

Cuba accused the United States of fabricating claims about a drone threat in order to justify economic sanctions and a potential military intervention, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said.

18 May, 11:50 AM

Russian Shaheds becoming more reliant on Chinese-made parts

The share of Chinese components in Russian Shahed drones is increasing while Western parts are declining, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s presidential commissioner for sanctions policy, told RBC-Ukraine on May 15.

16 May, 02:52 AM

Newly built Russian cruise missiles full of Western parts — FT

Fragments from Kh-101 cruise missiles used in Russia’s May 14 deadly attack on Kyiv contained more than 100 Western-made components, the Financial Times reported on May 15, citing Ukrainian officials, independent experts, and documents reviewed by the paper.

16 May, 12:39 AM

Russia turns to China for LNG insurance amid sanctions

Russia’s Central Bank has advised major Russian insurance companies to reinsure risks tied to liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries to China through Chinese insurance structures, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine said.

12 May, 02:29 PM

New EU sanctions to target people linked to child deportations by Russia

The European Union will add new names on May 11 to its sanctions list targeting people involved in the abduction or illegal deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia, a senior EU official told Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda on May 8.

8 May, 06:03 PM

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