U.S. sanctions

Former Pornhub owner eyes buying sanctioned Lukoil assets—report

Austrian businessman Bernd Bergmair, former owner of MindGeek, which operates adult content website Pornhub, has indicated to the U.S. Treasury Department he is interested in acquiring overseas assets of sanctioned Russian oil giant Lukoil, Reuters reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 09:55 PM

Turkey cuts Russian crude imports—report

Turkey sharply cut its imports of Russian Urals crude oil in November as new U.S. sanctions on Moscow narrowed its supply options, Reuters reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 09:54 PM

Orban–Putin talks focused on energy projects

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban met Nov. 28 with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to discuss hydrocarbon supplies, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and construction at Hungary’s Paks NPP, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Twitter post.

28 November 2025, 10:57 PM

Hungary’s Orban to travel to Moscow for chat with Putin—report

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on Nov. 28 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Central European media outlet VSquare reported on Nov. 27, citing unnamed sources.

28 November 2025, 02:36 AM

Oil rises after Russia’s Novorossiysk port hit

Oil prices rose by about 2% on Nov. 14 after Russia’s key oil terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk halted exports following an overnight Ukrainian attack, Reuters reported.

14 November 2025, 01:35 PM

Hungary perfectly capable of cutting Russian oil imports, Croatia says

Disputing earlier statements by Hungarian authorities, Croatian PM Andrej Plenković said that the Adriatic oil pipeline operator JANAF has the capacity to replace Russian crude shipments to Hungary.

11 November 2025, 12:55 AM

U.S. lifts all sanctions from Belarusian airline Belavia

The U.S. Treasury Department removed sanctions on Belarusian flag carrier Belavia after Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime released a group of political prisoners, the Treasury said in a statement on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 01:41 AM

Orban to plead with Trump for oil sanctions exemption

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Washington next week to meet President Donald Trump and seek relief from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil, Orban said on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Kyiv warns over Putin’s envoy lobbying in U.S.

Ukraine’s diplomatic corps is calling for the renewal and strengthening of sanctions against Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s special envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Olha Stefanishyna told public broadcaster Suspilne on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 09:11 AM

Rosneft, Lukoil valuations down $5 billion after U.S. sanctions

Shares of Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, tumbled sharply on the Moscow Exchange after the United States sanctioned them, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Time reported on Oct. 24.

25 October 2025, 02:19 AM

Major shift in Kremlin rhetoric: What Putin’s and Medvedev’s first direct attacks on Trump reveal after new U.S. sanctions — ISW

In response to U.S. sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft, the Kremlin — which had previously avoided direct public criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump — has changed its tone, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in their Oct. 23 report.

24 October 2025, 10:53 AM

Putin dismisses impact of new U.S. sanctions

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin attempted to reassure the Russian public through state media after the United States sanctioned Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 08:34 PM

U.S. sanctions Russian oil companies, calls for ceasefire

For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, the United States brought new sanctions against Moscow, targeting Russia’s oil industry on Oct. 22.

23 October 2025, 02:11 AM

India to stop buying Russian oil, Trump claims

Indian PM Narendra Modi has “assured” U.S. President Donald Trump that India will stop purchasing Russian crude, potentially dealing a heavy blow to Moscow’s revenue stream, Trump said on Oct. 15.

16 October 2025, 02:16 AM

Russia boosts sanctioned LNG exports despite U.S. sanctions

Russia's Arctic LNG 2 export plant, sanctioned by the United States after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, continues shipping fuel as the Kremlin seeks to evade Western restrictions and test President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 04:46 PM

EU shifts to tougher sanctions policy against Russia

The European Union is move away from its previous strategy of gradually escalating sanctions on Russia and instead introduce more radical measures, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Oct. 1.

2 October 2025, 08:24 AM

EU readies its 19th Russia sanctions package

The European Union could unveil its 19th sanctions package against Russia as early as Sept. 19, Ukraine’s special envoy for sanctions policy, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 11:51 PM

Kremlin responds to Trump’s push for tougher sanctions on Russia

Spokesman for the Kremlin regime Dmitry Peskov said Moscow is aware of recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump about potential new sanctions against Russia.

15 September 2025, 05:36 PM

Sen. Graham urges Europe to impose sweeping tariffs on Russian oil buyers

Europe should back U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on buyers of Russian oil and gas, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told NBC News on Sept. 14.

15 September 2025, 10:21 AM

Trump’s sanction demands are unworkable — and he knows it

U.S. President Donald Trump has told European leaders he wants them to curb purchases of Russian oil before he moves forward with new sanctions on Moscow — a condition that is virtually impossible to meet, and one both Trump and his advisers are well aware of, The New York Times reported on Sept. 14.

14 September 2025, 04:07 PM

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