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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

IOC keeps sanctions on Russian athletes, reinstates Belarus

The International Olympic Committee will keep in place all restrictions on Russian participation in international sport while continuing a “constructive dialogue” with Russian officials, the IOC said in a statement on May 7.

7 May, 10:54 PM

United States and Iran near preliminary deal on nuclear program

The United States and Iran have moved closer to a preliminary memorandum that could halt the conflict and outline future agreements on Tehran’s nuclear program and sanctions relief, Axios reported, citing sources on May 6.

6 May, 05:20 PM

Bohdan may challenge Zelenskyy-imposed sanctions

Former presidential chief-of-staff Andriy Bohdan is likely to fight the sanctions imposed against him and could take the case to the European Court of Human Rights, political analyst Ihor Reiterovych said in an interview with NV Radio on May 4.

5 May, 12:39 AM

U.S. extends Lukoil sanctions waiver

In a fifth waiver extension of targeted sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department has given Russia’s Lukoil until May 30 to negotiate a sale of its foreign assets, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on April 29.

29 April, 09:13 PM

Little surprise Israel buys stolen grain from Russia, expert says

Israel is happy to accept Russian ships selling stolen Ukrainian grain because it never joined Western sanctions against Moscow, on top of the cargo being sold at a discount, Ihor Semyvolos, director of the Association of Middle East Studies, told NV Radio on April 28.

29 April, 07:52 PM

Russian savings now main funding source as sanctions bite

Household savings have become the main source of financing for Russia’s economy as sanctions shut Western capital markets to domestic companies, central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said, The Moscow Times reported on Apr. 29.

29 April, 11:39 AM

EU may sanction Israelis over ship with looted Ukrainian grain

The EU is considering sanctions on Israeli individuals and entities accused of helping Russia evade restrictions and is seeking details on Ukrainian grain allegedly looted by Moscow and imported into Israel, Haaretz reported on Apr. 28.

28 April, 06:55 PM

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