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Zelenskyy vows to block Russian oil to Hungary — Hungary’s MOL says it can already go 80% non-Russian

Hungary’s top refiner made the claim just hours before Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with US President Donald Trump to seek sanctions relief.

byYuri Zoria

A European Commission spokesperson stands at a podium during a press briefing, discussing new rules for Schengen visas for Russians

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Latest news Ukraine

EU moves to end multiple-entry Schengen visas for Russians, penalizing Moscow for its war in Ukraine

New EU visa policies amid an “increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.”

byMaxim Volovich

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting on sanctions policy, where he announced new restrictions on pro-Russian propagandists and companies supporting Russia's military-industrial complex, 31 October 2025.

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine coordinates with EU on 20th sanctions package targeting Russian oil revenues

Kyiv's proposals emphasize cutting oil revenues, restricting Russia’s shadow fleet, and countering propaganda.

byBenjamin Murdoch

President Donald Trump speaks at a White House event on 23 October 2025, reacting to Russian President Putin's comments on US sanctions against Russia's energy sector

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Latest news Ukraine

US, EU sanction Russian energy; Putin downplays hit, Trump says “We’ll see”

Coordinated action targets Russia’s Rosneft, Lukoil, and LNG, hindering its capacity to continue bankrolling the war.

byMaxim Volovich

Trap Aggressor: West ignores Crimean factory supplying Russia’s aviation industry despite decade-old sanctions Translated screenshots from Russian state and industry media showing articles about the Fiolent plant in occupied Crimea producing aviation components for Russian aircraft, including the Superjet, Tu-214, and MC-21.

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Crimea

Trap Aggressor: West ignores Crimean factory supplying Russia’s aviation industry despite decade-old sanctions

The Crimean Fiolent plant keeps building components for Russian jets like the SJ-100 and Tu-214, while only the US has sanctioned it since 2014.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Austria was the last holdout — now it’s greenlighting the EU’s 19th Russia sanctions round

Austria had insisted Brussels unfreeze Russian assets to compensate for penalties imposed by Moscow, but has now dropped the demand ahead of a vote scheduled for 20 October.

byYuri Zoria

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Russia loses one million tons of fuel in September alone as strikes and sanctions converge

Battlefield strikes hollowing out refining capacity and coordinated Brussels policy moves produce two-track effect forcing Moscow to choose between fiscal subsidies, domestic shortages, or riskier evasion attempts

byReporting from Ukraine

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EU finds legal opening to intercept 16 stateless Russian “shadow fleet” tankers

As Brussels sets to blacklist 120 more ships in its 19th sanctions round against Russia, 16 of these tankers operate without any recognized national flag, allowing EU states to intercept them under Article 110 of the UN.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

OCCRP: Barcelona wine export business became pipeline for sanctioned chemicals to Russian military intelligence

EU customs systems allowed at least $18,650 worth of sanctioned chemicals—including substances used in nerve agents and explosives—to flow from Barcelona to Russian defense contractors between 2022 and 2024

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

US Ambassador to NATO: New sanctions ineffective while Hungary, Slovakia buy 100% of energy from Russia

President Donald Trump will not authorize additional sanctions on Russia until European allies stop purchasing Russian oil and gas, he said.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Switzerland slashes Russian oil price cap to $ 47.6 in new EU sanctions package

Switzerland cut the price ceiling on Russian oil to $47.6 per barrel and banned 105 third-country vessels as part of the EU's 18th sanctions package.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Kremlin’s oil revenues drop by nearly 33% — but Trump’s sanctions threaten even more pain

With oil and gas revenues down 27%, the Kremlin braces for fresh US measures targeting not only Moscow but also its energy partners.

byOlena Mukhina

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Germany raids company which secretly sent 20 machines to Russia for munitions production, despite Ukraine’s warnings

Law enforcement moves in after Ukrainian watchdogs expose how banned high-tech exports may be enabling Russia’s battlefield slaughter.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Delhi turns to American, Canadian, and Emirati oil suppliers amid Western pressure

However, Russia remains its top oil source, keeping Moscow’s war machine alive and capable of killing more Ukrainian civilians.

byOlena Mukhina

A Russian oil tanker, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Latest news Ukraine

Russian oil floats in limbo as EU sanctions trap tankers near India

The Achilles and Elyte sit stranded, while pressure mounts on Delhi to choose sides in a wartime economy.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian Aggression

Inform Napalm: Hungary joins Kazakhstan in shadow network to repair Russian helicopters

A leaked document shows spare parts flow in secret, bypassing EU restrictions.

byYuri Zoria

Dozens of parliamentarians abandon hall as Russian sanctioned official takes podium and spreads propaganda at an international conference in neutral Switzerland.

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Latest news Ukraine

Dozens of politicians boycott Russian sanctioned official invited speaking at conference in neutral Switzerland

Ukraine called Valentina Matvienko's conference participation "disgraceful" and emphasized that she belongs behind bars and not at international events.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian drones reportedly hit Russian military electronics plant under international sanctions in Stavropol

Two precision strikes hit critical production areas at Russia's Signal plant, destroying numerical control machinery and radio electronics workshops that supply equipment to the Russian military-industrial complex

byMaria Tril