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U.S. delays Lukoil asset sales to pressure Russia in Ukraine peace talks — report

The United States is slow walking the sale of international assets owned by Russian oil giant Lukoil to use the proceeds as leverage against Moscow in peace negotiations over Ukraine, Reuters reported on Feb. 26, citing people familiar with the matter.

27 February, 02:08 AM

Study shows how Russia uses UK overseas territories to bypass sanctions

Russian businesses registered in Britain’s overseas territories transferred more than $8 billion to Russia from February 2022 to January 2025, according to a study by Transparency International Russia on Feb. 25.

25 February, 06:52 PM

Canada announces $1.46 billion in military aid to Ukraine, additional sanctions on Russia

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Canada announced CAD$2 billion ($1.46 billion) in military assistance and new sanctions against Russia, the government said in a statement.

24 February, 10:50 PM

Trump and Putin reportedly hold informal Nord Stream talks without EU involvement

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are allegedly discussing a possible resumption of the Nord Stream gas pipelines under an arrangement that would place them under U.S. oversight, Germany’s Berliner Zeitung reported, saying the contacts are informal and exclude the European Union on Feb. 22.

22 February, 10:46 AM

Ukraine sanctions 225 shadow fleet captains under Zelenskyy decree

Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees enacting National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine decisions to impose sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet and individuals linked to its military-industrial complex, the President’s Office said on Feb. 21.

21 February, 04:11 PM

EU stalls on 20th Russia sanctions package

The European Union member states failed to approve the 20th package of Russia sanctions proposed by the European Commission, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 08:36 PM

Belgium jails GRU officer for sanction busting

Belgian authorities have jailed Viktor Labin, an officer with Russia’s GRU military intelligence, for arranging shipments of coordinate measuring machines to Russian defense companies, independent Russian outlet The Insider reported on Feb. 19.

19 February, 09:44 PM

Yermak always opposed sanctions on Lukashenko

Kyiv could have imposed sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko much earlier, but former head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak was strongly opposed, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reported on Feb. 18, citing a senior Ukrainian official.

18 February, 11:10 PM

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Lukashenko over role in Russia's war

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko for his role in escalating and prolonging Russia’s war against Ukraine, he announced on social media on Feb. 18.

18 February, 01:56 PM

Russia’s economy is fragile but not facing imminent collapse – expert

Mykhailo Honchar said it is premature to speak of an imminent collapse of Russia’s economy, but warned it is already in a fragile state and moving along a path of systemic exhaustion, Ukrinform reported on Feb. 18.

18 February, 11:00 AM

Multiple EU countries push back on 20th Russia sanctions package

An effort by the European Union to impose restrictions on foreign ports and banks used by Russia to sell oil illicitly has run into resistance from five member states, threatening to weaken the bloc’s 20th sanctions package, Bloomberg reported, citing sources on Feb. 17.

17 February, 06:10 PM

Russian industry, finance face mass bankruptcies

The financial situation of medium and large enterprises in the Russian Federation continued to deteriorate in 2025, revealing mounting imbalances within the corporate sector, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (FISU) reported on Feb. 15.

16 February, 10:44 AM

Ukraine sanctions 91 Russian 'shadow fleet' vessels sailing under foreign flags

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree enacting a decision by the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on 91 vessels linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, the Presidential Office said on Feb. 13.

13 February, 06:20 PM

India to cut out Russian crude imports, Trump claims

India has agreed to stop buying oil from Russia and instead increase imports from the United States and possibly Venezuela in exchange for lower U.S. tariff rates, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 2.

2 February, 08:28 PM

Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker adrift in Mediterranean

Targeted by EU and UK sanctions for transporting Russian oil, tanker vessel Progress appears to be drifting off the coast of Algeria in the Mediterranean Sea, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 23.

24 January, 01:14 AM

France confirms Mediterranean seizure of Russian oil tanker sailing under false flag

The French Navy seized the oil tanker Grinch in the Alboran Sea, near Gibraltar, after discovering it was sailing under a false flag, France’s Mediterranean maritime prefecture said on Jan. 22.

23 January, 05:31 AM

Another Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized in Caribbean

The United States military has detained the Russian-linked oil tanker Sagitta in the Caribbean Sea, U.S. Southern Command said on Jan. 20.

21 January, 02:28 AM

Germany forces Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker to turn away from Baltic Sea

Arcusat, an oil tanker registered in maritime databases as “never existed,” reversed course en route to German territorial waters in the Baltic Sea and is now heading toward Russia’s Arctic coast, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 16.

16 January, 09:23 PM

Kremlin seizes Danish company’s Russian assets

Rockwool, a Danish construction material manufacturer, said that the Russian government has seized control of its four plants in Russia, Reuters reported on Jan. 13.

14 January, 02:41 AM

Russia’s economy cannot sustain war at previous scale – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not believe Russia’s economy is capable of sustaining the war at the same scale as before on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 12:55 PM

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