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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

EU imposes new sanctions on businessmen and firms backing Russia’s shadow fleet

The European Union Council imposed sanctions on five individuals and four organizations accused of supporting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet on Dec. 15.

15 December 2025, 06:47 PM

Greek tankers carrying Russian oil spotted near St. Petersburg

Despite European Union sanctions aimed at curbing Russia’s oil trade, tankers registered in Greece have been spotted at a Russian port on the Baltic Sea coast, Finland’s Yle reported, citing data from the MarineTraffic tracking service on Dec. 13.

14 December 2025, 03:39 PM

China acting as conduit for sanctioned Russian wood entering Europe

Russian timber continues to reach European markets in large volumes through China despite sanctions, according to an investigation by Germany’s SWR on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 03:56 PM

EU preparing new sanctions on Belarus over meteorological balloons and hybrid attacks on Lithuania

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union is preparing a new package of sanctions against Belarus in response to an increase in meteorological balloons entering Lithuanian airspace and other hybrid attacks, according to a statement she posted on X after talks with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 11:49 AM

Lukoil’s gas extraction plans in Romania collapse amid contract cancellation

Dubai-based Vantage Drilling has terminated a 2026 contract to develop a field in the Black Sea “due to changes in economic sanctions,” and the contract had been with Lukoil, Reuters reported on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 11:19 AM

Russia has made a demand Ukraine cannot accept as Moscow pushes for full control of Donetsk – Rubio

Russia seeks to gain full control of Donetsk Oblast, a goal Ukraine will not accept, and that Moscow continues long-range strikes on Ukrainian territory to further damage the country’s power grid, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 10:30 AM

EU to sanction 10 Russians for torturing journalist Victoria Roshchyna and other Ukrainians

The European Union has prepared sanctions against ten Russian nationals involved in the torture of Ukrainian POWs, mistreatment of detainees, and politically motivated persecution of journalists, human rights defenders, and opposition figures, according to a draft EU Council decision obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Nov. 12.

12 November 2025, 06:50 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

U.S. exempts two German Rosneft subsidiaries from sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a license on Oct. 29, temporarily allowing certain transactions involving two German subsidiaries of Rosneft, Russia’s state-owned oil company sanctioned by the United States on Oct. 22.

29 October 2025, 09:56 PM

Trump to tighten sanctions on Russia, U.S. envoy to NATO says

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to push ahead with enforcing new sanctions against Russian oil companies to pressure dictator Vladimir Putin into ending the war in Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told Bloomberg on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 10:42 PM

EU finally approves 19th Russia sanctions package

The European Union on Tuesday approved its 19th package of sanctions against Russia, including a ban on liquefied natural gas imports, tighter travel restrictions on Russian diplomats, and new measures targeting Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, Reuters reported on Oct. 22.

23 October 2025, 12:43 AM

Drone strikes damaged Russian oil industry more than Western sanctions—Budanov

Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries have inflicted greater damage on the Russian economy than years of international sanctions, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 08:33 PM

EU agrees to restrict Russian diplomats’ travel over espionage concerns

European Union governments have agreed to impose travel restrictions on Russian diplomats within the bloc, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 11:37 AM

EU ambassadors may reach deal on new sanctions against Russia in coming days

European Union ambassadors could agree on new sanctions against Russia in the coming days, Radio Free Europe journalist Rikard Jozwiak reported on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 03:16 PM

Zelenskyy meets with Lula, other world leaders in New York

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24.

25 September 2025, 01:02 AM

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