Kazakh refinery deal could ease Russia’s front-line fuel pressure—but it covers just 0.3% of demand
Central Asia lacks capacity to solve Moscow’s shortage, while potential suppliers risk Western sanctions.
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Latvia blocks Russian and Belarusian books, clothes and toys
The national measure goes beyond EU sanctions, covers goods worth €12.5 million in 2025, and limits the entry of propaganda materials.
Ukraine has five ways to stop Russia’s Iskanders. Only one arrives before the strikes on the grid begin
It means finding a launcher in a forest during the twenty minutes it spends above ground.
Iskander Russia fired at Kyiv Oblast in July held 62 American parts. Ukraine has now named more than 100 Russian ballistics producers and wants its allies to sanction all of them
Kyiv wants every identified maker of Russian ballistic missiles on allied sanctions lists by fall.
Ukraine mapped Russia’s Su-35 down to individual control units—and found 22 firms nobody has sanctioned
The names cover engines, guidance, jamming gear, and the air-to-air missiles the aircraft fires.
Russia’s biggest weapons maker has been under EU sanctions since 2022. Its 482 subsidiaries are the loophole.
A new NAKO analysis maps 482 companies inside Rostec and finds Western sanctions reach only a fraction of them—which is how the microelectronics in Russia's drones and missiles keep getting through.
Why can’t Ukraine just blow up Russian launchers firing ballistic missiles at its cities?
Russia's Iskander launchers hide on forest roads, deploy and flee in minutes, making them extremely hard to catch, presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov says.
Syria agrees to cut Russian oil imports as US pushes to curb Moscow’s influence – Reuters
Russian crude shipments to Syria have risen sharply this year, making Moscow the country's dominant supplier, but Damascus is now reportedly seeking alternative sources as it pursues closer relations with Washington.
Greece blocked a gas ban, France and Italy softened an entry ban—now Brussels tries 1,600 companies helping Russia’s war
Bloomberg sources says the proposed list covers firms feeding Russia's military industry, and the work stayed out of public view.
Lithuania proposes to implement special test for Russian and Belarusian artists and academics who enter state. Those who don’t pass will be banned
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry proposed barring Russian and Belarusian cultural, scientific, and sports figures who performed in occupied Ukraine or backed the war from entering the country.
EU sanctions Georgia’s only oil refinery over processing Russian crude. Company says it will switch suppliers
Brussels has imposed sanctions on Georgia's only oil refinery for processing Russian crude, expanding efforts to curb Moscow's energy revenues while giving the company six months before the restrictions take effect.
Intelligence: Russia’s civil aviation deteriorates under sanctions, forcing it to dismantle even new aircraft to obtain spare parts
Russia is now tearing apart brand-new planes to keep older ones in the air. The country's civil aviation…
Russia tried to secure Japanese jet fuel amid shortages. Tokyo closed the loophole
Japan said its ban on jet fuel exports to Russia covers shipments through third countries and ship-to-ship transfers after Reuters reported Moscow was seeking a cargo via traders.
“We do not want materials produced in Ireland to support Russia’s war machine” – Ireland nears decision on alumina exports
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin says an investigation into alleged alumina supplies to Russia is nearing completion, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges swift action.
Defense expert: Ukraine’s interceptor shortage has no quick fix
Only a handful of countries can build ballistic-missile interceptors, and all are short. Defense expert Marc DeVore explains why money can't fix Ukraine's interceptor shortage fast — and where the real leverage lies.
EU’s 21st sanctions package would ban Russia’s soldiers from European soil
Latest package targets banks, oil traders, shadow fleet, third-country evaders.
Freezing the war along today’s lines is “the quickest way” to peace, Ukraine’s leader told Sky News
Zelenskyy insisted it is no concession, but a way to save children and bring soldiers home, paired with monitoring missions and allied guarantees.
EU urgency to dump Rosatom is growing but Russia will use every lever to prevent it
This is part three of a series of three articles exploring Rosatom, its role in the war in Ukraine, and Moscow’s international influence.
Not just nuclear power: how Rosatom fuels Russia’s war machine
This is part one of a series of three articles exploring Rosatom, its role in the war in Ukraine, and Moscow’s international influence.
UK sanctions crypto exchanges and “A7 network” in crackdown on Russian evasion systems
Officials say Moscow has increasingly turned to shadow financial systems and crypto channels to sustain wartime spending as sanctions tighten.