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zelenskyy vows block russian oil hungary — hungary’s mol says can already go 80% non-russian · post druzhba pipeline aspeniaonlineit druzhba-pipeline-map ukraine’s president said halting exports inevitable meanwhile after had

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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

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Money Matters

380M barrels stranded as Ukraine’s oil war hits exports

Three tankers sit empty offshore as a 2.2-mile oil slick spreads into Black Sea.

byPeeter Helme

russian oil sales collapse amid new sanctions

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Money Matters

Russia’s ghost fleet circles the oceans as buyers vanish

Major oil refineries in India and China increasingly refuse Russian deliveries.

byPeeter Helme

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Baltic network fuels Russia’s Shadow Fleet, helping Moscow evade sanctions

Two Baltic-linked bunker tankers refueled Russian oil ships hundreds of times between June 2024 and March 2025, a joint investigation shows, revealing how private firms exploit sanctions loopholes to keep Moscow’s energy exports flowing.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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China’s state oil firms halt Russian oil purchases following US sanctions – Reuters

Move follows India's plans to slash imports as sanctions threaten Russia's energy revenues from largest buyers.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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EU finally approves 19th Russian sanctions package, banning Russian LNG and more shadow fleet vessels

Slovakia lifted its holdout position after securing energy price guarantees from the European Commission.

byYuri Zoria

global energy watchdog ukraine’s drones cripple russia’s refineries keeping oil output low until mid‑2026 · post fire russia's volgograd refinery overnight 19 2025 telegram/astra -refinery-burns-again-nicely ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Global energy watchdog: Russian refineries won’t recover before mid‑2026 after Ukraine’s strikes

Of course, the assessment does not account for the impact of future attacks in the ongoing deep-strike campaign.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia extends ban on gasoline exports amid Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries

Fuel shortages are spreading into Russia’s central regions, with record-high gasoline prices reported after weeks of Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Money Matters

Barrels up, cash down: Russia’s crude problem gets rough

Record oil exports usually signal strength—but Russia’s surge masks economic trouble.

byPeeter Helme

Flames engulf the Unecha oil pumping station in Bryansk oblast after a Ukrainian drone strike late on 21 August 2025. Source: Telegram/

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Ukraine drones turned Russia’s Druzhba oil lifeline into fire — second hit in Bryansk’s Unecha this month (video)

A late-night strike engulfed the Unecha pumping station in flames, disrupting a hub key to Moscow’s oil exports to Hungary and Slovakia.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian oil flows through Hungary unchecked—investigation traces deals to PM Orbán’s closest allies

Russian crude keeps pouring into the EU pipeline, enriching figures tied to both Putin and Orbán.

byYuri Zoria

novokuybyshevsk refinery russian samara oblast

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Bloomberg: US blocks EU and UK push to cut Russian oil price cap to $45

Washington’s stance may complicate European efforts to target Russia’s oil revenues.

byYuri Zoria

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Poland’s Duda urges Trump to sanction Russia and force Putin into peace

The Polish President says Trump should escalate economic pressure, saying “only the US president” can force Russia's leader to make peace.

byYuri Zoria

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“Ethical line is very thin”: Western firms pocket $ 6 billion selling old tankers to Russia’s shadow fleet despite sanctions

Aging tankers doubled in value as Russian buyers sought vessels to circumvent oil sanctions and maintain their source of revenue to fund the war against Ukraine. Greek shipowners dominated these sales, followed by British and German owners.

byVira Kravchuk

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Frontline report: Ukraine’s drone strikes cripple 25 Russian oil sites only in January, significantly cutting Russia’s war revenues

Systematic Ukrainian deep strikes on Russia's largest oil facilities reveal a vulnerable energy giant whose air defenses struggle to protect its most vital economic assets

byReporting from Ukraine