Read More 5 minute read Money Matters Europe deepens trade with India while Western parts keep reaching Russia’s weapons Brussels is drafting its largest-ever corporate blacklist over the war—and expanding trade with the country those parts pass through. byPeeter Helme
Read More 3 minute read Latest news Euractiv: Italy and Greece win a fur pass for Russia inside the EU’s newest sanctions round The two nations buy more Russian sable than anyone else in the bloc, and they lobbied to keep the pelts flowing while finished coats stay off-limits. byYuri Zoria
Read More 3 minute read Latest news Trade, banks, energy, crypto—the EU keeps its full Russia economic sanctions wall standing to 2027 The Council also held open the door to a 21st package still being negotiated. byYuri Zoria
Read More 3 minute read Latest news EU leaders agree to renew Russia sanctions for a full year for the first time as Bulgaria’s pro-Russian leader vows to veto the next batch Rumen Radev wants the Russian oil company that runs his country's only refinery struck from the list, and he objects to sanctions on a Russian Orthodox bishop. byYuri Zoria
Read More 3 minute read Money Matters Europe weighs freezing Russia’s oil price cap as the Iran war threatens to loosen it Brussels could override the automatic formula that would otherwise let the ceiling jump from $44.10 to at least $65 a barrel in July, Bloomberg says. byYuri Zoria