Zelenskyy calls European pipeline pressure “blackmail”—and a sanctions rollback in disguise
The president says some European leaders are conditioning weapons supplies on Ukraine restoring Russian oil revenues.
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US sanctions against Russia
TotalEnergies reclaims Dutch refinery sold to Russia’s Lukoil in 2009 (INFOGRAPHIC)
Sanctions unwind a Medvedev-era deal that expanded Moscow’s grip on European energy.
US returns seized tanker to Venezuela while Russia’s stays in custody
Both vessels were captured on 7 January. One country yielded to pressure. The other requires more.
New sanctions sledgehammer: 500% tariffs for buyers of Russian energy
A vote could come as early as next week, Senator Graham says.
Russia adopts fleeing tanker mid-chase, tells US to back off
Marinera now registered in Sochi. Moscow demands the US back off.
Treasury trumpets Iran sanctions but delists ex-Sberbank executive quietly
The press release made no mention of delisting a former Sberbank executive.
Europe keeps sanctioning Russia. Here’s the part it keeps missing.
Russia adapts faster than Brussels deliberates. The twentieth package is Europe’s last chance to prove otherwise.
US sanctions ignite $22B Lukoil asset fire sale
Exxon and Chevron circle Iraq and Kazakhstan assets as markets worry about oversupply.
Bloomberg columnist thinks Putin finally went too far (he didn’t)
Bloomberg columnist asks if Putin finally went too far—we examine why it’s likely more of the same.
Trump extends sanctions against Russia for a year
In doing so, Trump has continued to keep up the sanctions on Russia put in place by his predecessors.
US, UK block Russia’s oil giants in largest-ever energy sanctions package, target shadow fleet
US Department of the Treasury and United Kingdom jointly targeted Russian Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, marking the most comprehensive action yet against Russia's ability to profit from energy exports that fund its aggression in Ukraine.
Trap Aggressor: Russian billionaire Abramovich not under US sanctions yet, while his business fuels Russia’s war in Ukraine
Despite Roman Abramovich's metallurgical and mining company supplying materials to the Russian state-run military-industrial complex for over a decade, the United States has yet to impose sanctions on the billionaire, while his children live in the UK and the US without sanctions, according to Trap Aggressor’s investigation.
US accuses Russia of using banned chemical weapon in Ukraine
The State Department reports Moscow's use of both chloropicrin, a choking agent, and riot control agents as a method of warfare in its invasion.
New US sanctions slam Russia’s military-industrial base
Sanctions target major Russian airline Pobeda and key military-industrial players.
US unveils new sanctions targeting Belarusian entities, individuals
The US imposed sanctions on a dozen Belarusian organizations and 10 individuals for enabling Russia's war in Ukraine.
US tightens sanctions on Russian diamond imports
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on four entities and one vessel for violating the price cap on Russian oil, while also banning certain Russian diamond imports.
US strengthens sanctions on Russian oil
The US Treasury updated recommendations for capping Russian oil prices, but the impact on the effectiveness of these sanctions remains uncertain.
US imposes new sweeping Russia sanctions over war in Ukraine
The US initiates comprehensive sanctions against Russia, with the new package centering on energy, drones, and entities in response to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Hundreds are impacted, as per Reuters.
US charges two Russian-Canadians, US citizen with sanctions-evading electronics shipments to Russia
Two Russian-Canadian nationals and a Brooklyn resident have been arrested in Manhattan on charges related to illegally exporting electronics to entities associated with Moscow's military, as alleged $10 million exports violated US sanctions against Russia. The trio used two Brooklyn-based companies as intermediaries to facilitate these shipments.
Russia circumvents oil sanctions, outsmarting the West
Despite an embargo, Russian oil exports are booming, funneling billions into Moscow's war machine while undermining efforts to hamper Putin's invasion of Ukraine.