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US sanctions against Russia

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The US House just passed the first major Russia oil sanctions in two years—one signature stands between them and law

Named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, it clears the way for tariffs of up to 100% on China, India, and the other top buyers of Russian energy.

byTaisiia Vivdych

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US Senator Lindsey Graham on 10 July, in Kyiv. Source: the Ukrainian President's Office

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Money Matters

Washington taxes Russian goods at the same rate as Norway’s

It is a blanket forced-labor measure, not a Russia policy—and the sanctions that would hurt Moscow are still stuck in Congress.

byPeeter Helme

Russian oil company Lukoil. Photo via Eastnews.ua.

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Money Matters

US restores Russia oil sanctions—except for the Russian refinery keeping US military jets in the air

Russia’s oil sanctions are back. Whether they bite is another matter.

byPeeter Helme

three waves on removals form the us russian sanctions list by ofac

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Money Matters

Running restricted goods to Russia used to get you sanctioned. Apparently it now gets you unsanctioned.

Cleared entities include a Turkish network serving Russian intelligence services and a UAE firm that shipped manufacturing equipment to Russia.

byPeeter Helme

yuliia svyrydenko and us treasury secretary scott bessent

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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.

byPeeter Helme

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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.

byPeeter Helme

US Coast Guard crew member in orange jacket looks through binoculars at the oil tanker Marinera from aboard the cutter Munro in the North Atlantic

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International

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.

byPeeter Helme

us senators blumenthal graham endorse retired nato f-16 pilots ukraine's air force president volodymyr zelenskyy (l) richard (d-connecticut middle) lindsey (r-south carolina right) presidentgovua

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International

New sanctions sledgehammer: 500% tariffs for buyers of Russian energy

A vote could come as early as next week, Senator Graham says.

byPeeter Helme

bella1 or marinera last location before the us coast guard started chasing it across the atlantic

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International

Russia adopts fleeing tanker mid-chase, tells US to back off

Marinera now registered in Sochi. Moscow demands the US back off.

byPeeter Helme

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Money Matters

Treasury trumpets Iran sanctions but delists ex-Sberbank executive quietly

The press release made no mention of delisting a former Sberbank executive.

byPeeter Helme

russian sanctions evasions network must be disabled by eu 20th sanctions package

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Opinion

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.

byMatthew Parish

7 minute read

Money Matters

US sanctions ignite $22B Lukoil asset fire sale

Exxon and Chevron circle Iraq and Kazakhstan assets as markets worry about oversupply.

byPeeter Helme

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Commentary

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.

byPeeter Helme

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Latest news

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.

byBenjamin Looijen

3 minute read

Latest news

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.

byVira Kravchuk

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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.

byVira Kravchuk

US accuses Russia of using banned chemical weapon in Ukraine

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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.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

New US sanctions slam Russia's military-industrial base

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New US sanctions slam Russia’s military-industrial base

Sanctions target major Russian airline Pobeda and key military-industrial players.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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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.

byMaria Tril

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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.

byIryna Voichuk

US sanctions against Russia

The US House just passed the first major Russia oil sanctions in two years—one signature stands between them and law

Washington taxes Russian goods at the same rate as Norway’s

US restores Russia oil sanctions—except for the Russian refinery keeping US military jets in the air

Running restricted goods to Russia used to get you sanctioned. Apparently it now gets you unsanctioned.

Zelenskyy calls European pipeline pressure “blackmail”—and a sanctions rollback in disguise

TotalEnergies reclaims Dutch refinery sold to Russia’s Lukoil in 2009 (INFOGRAPHIC)

US returns seized tanker to Venezuela while Russia’s stays in custody

New sanctions sledgehammer: 500% tariffs for buyers of Russian energy

Russia adopts fleeing tanker mid-chase, tells US to back off

Treasury trumpets Iran sanctions but delists ex-Sberbank executive quietly

Europe keeps sanctioning Russia. Here’s the part it keeps missing.

US sanctions ignite $22B Lukoil asset fire sale

Bloomberg columnist thinks Putin finally went too far (he didn’t)

Trump extends sanctions against Russia for a year

US, UK block Russia’s oil giants in largest-ever energy sanctions package, target shadow fleet

Trap Aggressor: Russian billionaire Abramovich not under US sanctions yet, while his business fuels Russia’s war in Ukraine

US accuses Russia of using banned chemical weapon in Ukraine

New US sanctions slam Russia’s military-industrial base

US unveils new sanctions targeting Belarusian entities, individuals

US tightens sanctions on Russian diamond imports

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