U.S. sanctions

Trump hits ICC prosecutor with sanctions after Putin arrest warrant

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, who issued an arrest warrant for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, has been sanctioned by U.S. President Donald Trump, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

8 February 2025, 03:11 PM

Russia drafts plan to seize ‘unfriendly’ nations’ assets

Russian authorities have drafted legislative changes that could allow the confiscation of frozen funds belonging to foreign companies and investors, Reuters reported on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 05:09 PM

Ukraine to continue cooperation with ICC despite US sanctions

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry hopes that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will continue to pursue Russian war criminals, despite recent U.S. sanctions against the court, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said during a briefing on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 04:03 PM

Hungary backs Trump’s ICC sanctions, vows to reconsider ties

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said he welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court and that Hungary would reconsider its cooperation with the institution, writing about it on Facebook.

7 February 2025, 02:28 PM

Von der Leyen backs ICC, calls for justice after Trump’s sanctions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has commented on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

7 February 2025, 02:17 PM

Trump ready to escalate sanctions to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine, Kellogg says

U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to double down on U.S. sanctions against Russia in order to end the war in Ukraine, newly appointed envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg told The New York Post on Feb. 6.

7 February 2025, 10:07 AM

Serbia petitions US to postpone sanctions against Gazprom’s subsidiary

Serbian hydrocarbon company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom) has submitted a request to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to postpone financial sanctions for at least 90 days.

4 February 2025, 09:39 PM

Trump’s bold oil ultimatum shakes prices, promises to end war immediately

Oil prices dropped on Jan. 27 following U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for OPEC to lower prices after announcing broad measures to boost oil and gas production in the U.S. during his first week in office.

27 January 2025, 12:46 PM

Putin open to talks, waiting for Trump’s move

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to communication with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, Russian propagandist news agency RIA Novosti wrote on Jan. 24.

24 January 2025, 02:30 PM

U.S. sanctions trigger record drop in Russian oil exports

Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports have plunged to their lowest levels since November, following sweeping sanctions imposed by U.S. President Joe Biden targeting the country’s oil trade. This marks the first clear indication that these measures are starting to disrupt oil flows, according to a Bloomberg report on Jan. 21.

22 January 2025, 10:53 AM

Russian oil loses grip on Indian market, banks reject payments

Indian banks have begun blocking payments for Russian-origin oil following the Joe Biden administration's "farewell" package of sanctions on Russia's energy sector, EnergyIntel reported Jan. 20.

22 January 2025, 10:48 AM

India’s oil giants turn away from Russian crude

Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country's largest oil refiner, announced a tender for high-sulfur oil from the spot market, expecting the latest U.S. sanctions to hit Russian supplies, Reuters reported on Jan. 16.

17 January 2025, 09:54 AM

Trump team developing tougher sanctions on Russian oil — report

Advisers to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are preparing a plan to ramp up sanctions against Russia’s oil industry, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 10:31 PM

Biden strengthens Russia sanctions days before Trump takes office

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has launched a mechanism of secondary sanctions against all contractors of major Russian companies in a sweeping effort to close loopholes in existing restrictions, Treasury Department wrote on Jan. 15.

16 January 2025, 11:56 AM

Biden administration chooses sanctions over terrorism label for Russia, citing greater impact

The Biden administration views sanctions as more effective than labeling Russia a terrorism sponsor, Ukrinform reported on Jan. 16, citing State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.

16 January 2025, 10:22 AM

Biden attempts to ‘Trump-proof’ Russia sanctions

In the final days of his term, President Joe Biden's administration invoked a 2017 law to complicate efforts by future presidents to lift key sanctions against Russia, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 11:47 PM

US sanctions drive oil price jump as China and India seek new suppliers

Oil prices rose, with Brent crude topping $80 a barrel, its highest in over four months, as U.S. sanctions are expected to affect Russian oil exports to top buyers China and India, Reuters reports on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 12:55 PM

Russian shadow tankers stranded off China’s coast

U.S. sanctions against Moscow's shadow fleet are keeping three Russian tankers with more than 2 million barrels of oil off the coast of eastern China, Andrii Yermak, head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, wrote on Telegram on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 12:11 PM

U.S. blacklists Chinese giant aiding Putin’s Arctic LNG project

China's Zhoushan Wison Offshore and Marine Co Ltd has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for partnering with Russia's Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 LLC project, which has been under U.S. sanctions since 2023, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 10:25 AM

Putin’s clock ticks down: Russia’s wartime economy teeters like a house of cards

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to persuade Ukraine’s allies that time favors him and his demands, but Russia’s economy increasingly resembles a house of cards, Financial Times reported Jan. 10.

13 January 2025, 09:51 AM

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