250 Belarusians freed after Washington lifts sanctions on banks and potash – regime calls it “humanitarian”
Fifteen of the released prisoners were transferred to Lithuania.
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EU summit backs Ukraine’s €90 billion loan and opens all accession clusters — but Orbán and Fico still block the money
25 EU leaders formally endorsed Ukraine's loan disbursement by early April and invited the Council to open all EU accession clusters without delay. Hungary and Slovakia declined to support the conclusions.
China sells 62% of Russia’s weapons-making machines. EU sanctions target Kyrgyzstan.
18 countries funnel war tech to Russia. The EU's new tool covers one.
Baltic Shipyard builds Russia’s nuclear icebreakers. Its CNC machines are foreign-made, and Ukraine names them all
Ukraine exposed 50 pieces of foreign equipment inside Russia's nuclear submarine and warship factories. The sanctions list writes itself.
Britain promises not to ease sanctions against Russia following US
While the United States gave India a month to resume buying Russian oil and released strategic reserves to cool surging prices, Britain's energy minister said London would not loosen its sanctions regime, warning that doing so would hand Moscow funds for its war machine.
US eases Russia oil sanctions for 30 days to stabilize energy markets
The US Treasury has authorized a 30-day window for countries to purchase an estimated 124 million barrels of Russian oil currently stranded aboard tankers worldwide, citing market disruption caused by the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
Russia plans to re-register 80 shadow fleet tankers under its own flag to evade Western sanctions, Ukraine intelligence says
As European countries and the United States tighten their grip on Russia's shadow oil fleet, Moscow is not retreating — it is re-flagging. Ukraine's intelligence service reports that roughly 80 tankers are slated for Russian registration, a move the agency says will make it easier to deploy intelligence operatives on board and harder for the West to act.
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.
Foreign companies left Russia after 2022. Moscow is now building legal framework to use their names, software, and trademarks
Russia calls it "external temporary management."
Bessent floats lifting Russia oil sanctions to plug Iran supply gap
In October 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called US sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft "some of the largest" ever imposed on Russia. Five months later, he says Washington is weighing whether to lift sanctions on Russian oil entirely.
Russia could field a 50% larger army and be ready to attack NATO within six years if sanctions are lifted, Lithuania warns
Russia is using the war in Ukraine to train the force it plans to use against NATO next, Lithuanian intelligence assesses.
UK government knew Anna Netrebko was sanctioned by Ukraine. FOI documents show what happened next.
Four years into a full-scale war, no UK body has built a process to check whether taxpayers fund performers sanctioned by an allied nation
EU banned Russian gas by 2027. The Iran war may undo it, Norway warns
European gas prices hit multi-year highs as Gulf disruptions shake energy markets.
Kazakhstan jails citizen for six years for fighting for Russia against Ukraine
25-year-old from Petropavlovsk signed contract with Russian military, was wounded, then fled back
From Kalashnikov’s engineers to Kamov’s designers — 1.2 million Russian arms workers just lost their anonymity
An interactive map of 6,088 defense factories, released by hacktivists on the invasion's anniversary, exposes the personal data behind Russia's war machine.
Western sanctions failed so completely that Russia just pitched Washington $12 trillion
The "Dmitriev package" proposes to formalize what the West never stopped providing.
Trump extends all US sanctions against Russia for another year, calling it an “extraordinary threat”
The renewal covers the full range of restrictions imposed under Obama, Trump's first term, and Biden since 2014 — keeping them in force until at least 6 March 2027
More than half of these Russian drone makers aren’t sanctioned. Why that matters goes beyond Ukraine
Russia's combat drone experience isn't staying in Russia. Iran and North Korea are watching Russian drone warfare.
From Hong Kong to Panama: six countries caught in Ukraine’s new sanctions dragnet over Russian missile parts
Zelenskyy's two decrees target a Russian bank branch in Shanghai, companies in the UAE and Georgia, Kyrgyz citizens, and a Panamanian entity, all allegedly involved in funneling components or cash to Russia's weapons manufacturers.
France working on new EU sanctions against Russia after more strikes on civilians, Macron says
President condemns strike on passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast as "unacceptable."