Ten dead as Russia strikes a Turkish-owned bulk carrier off Odesa
Rescuers pulled eight of the 18 people aboard from the burning ship overnight; the pilot brought on to steer it out was among the dead.
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US Sen. Graham’s Russia sanctions bill sat stalled for over a year—now the Senate has the votes to pass it
Lindsey Graham told colleagues he had the White House on board just hours before his sudden death.
Russian drone kills an Egyptian cook on a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea
The Turkish-owned bulk carrier Victress, bound for a Ukrainian port, caught fire after the overnight strike on 22 June. Another commercial ship sustained minor damage.
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.
From job offers to “meat assaults”: The deception of Russia’s foreign fighters
A joint human rights report reveals that Russia’s global recruitment system increasingly relies on deception, coercion, and economic desperation to funnel tens of thousands of foreign nationals into high-intensity combat in Ukraine.
Washington lets the Russian oil loophole expire, ending months of seaborne sanctions relief
Senators from both parties had pressed the administration to drop the carve-out that critics said funneled billions into Moscow's war chest.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1517: Ukraine has reached security cooperation arrangement with India, with documents being finalized
On the economic front, Ukrainian pork has entered markets in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Singapore as European Union exporters lose ground across Asia.
Ukraine reaches security deal with India — Zelenskyy says documents being finalized
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has reached a security cooperation arrangement with India, with documents being finalized, after a briefing from NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov on 19 April.
Russia’s oil revenues hit four-year high amid Iran’s war. And Ukraine is paying price
Russia earns $270 million a day from exports.
India arrests six Ukrainians on charges of smuggling drones to Myanmar rebels
India charged six Ukrainians and one American under its anti-terror law last week, alleging they used valid tourist visas to ferry drone shipments from Europe through a restricted border state into Myanmar — where NIA says those drones reached groups hostile to India.
Trump administration relaxed Russian oil sanctions. Senators say that was Moscow’s gain.
Temporary license allowed India to buy oil already at sea – senators question both the legality and the logic.
US gives India 30 days to offload 140 million barrels of Russian crude—oil its own sanctions stranded at sea
Washington’s waiver covers crude that accumulated offshore after its own pressure campaign cut India’s Russian imports by more than a third.
Indian refiners stop accepting Russian crude as Trump drops 25% tariffs on India
New Delhi never publicly committed to halting Russian oil imports, but its three largest refiners reportedly rejecting offers for March-April delivery.
Western sanctions push India’s top refiner to replace Russian crude with Brazilian, Angolan oil
Indian Oil Corp turns to Angola, Brazil, UAE for March supplies.
Ban lifted: Helsinki’s landmine treaty withdrawal now officially active
Finland is the latest country to abandon the landmine treaty, following similar decisions by its neighbors that also border Russia, as Moscow threatens the security of them all.
India’s top refiner quietly returns to Russian oil with shadowed supply route despite US sanctions
Reliance Industries is sourcing Russian barrels through non-sanctioned paths to keep its domestic refinery fed.
Russia and Iran rewriting rules of Eurasian power with new sanctions-proof INSTC trade route
The map is changing: Russia and Iran construct trade corridor that challenges Western influence.
India confirms 202 citizens served in Russian Army — 119 returned, 50 still stuck, 26 killed, 7 missing
Indian authorities say Moscow was given DNA samples to help identify victims, while diplomatic talks remain active.
Chinese, Indian entities recognize “importance of relationships with the west” amid Russia sanctions
Banks and refineries across China and India are choosing to maintain their ties with the West over continuing business with Russia's two largest oil companies, a US Treasury official said on 20 Nov.
Japanese and Chinese machine tools found on Russian bomb production lines
International researchers traced foreign manufacturing equipment from Japan, China and Taiwan to three Russian defense facilities producing guided bomb modules, missile stabilizers and ballistic missiles, according to the HUR