sanctions

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted a decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions on businessman and co-owner of the “Kvartal-95” studio Timur Mindich and his associate, businessman Oleksandr Tsukerman.

Despite media speculation about India avoiding Russian oil, monitoring shows record Russian exports and overloaded ports, as buyers rush to secure crude before future sanctions take effect.

Swiss oil trader Gunvor has withdrawn from purchasing Lukoil’s international assets after a U.S. statement calling it a “Kremlin puppet.”

Russia’s maritime crude oil exports are not decreasing – they are rising. In September 2025, exports grew by 1 million tons, mostly from Black Sea ports.

The United Kingdom announced on September 12 the introduction of new sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet, as well as individuals and legal entities. This was reported on the website of the UK government, according to Ukrinform. It is noted that the measures come in response to “Russian airstrikes that violated NATO airspace in Poland and damaged the Cabinet of Ministers […]

Donald Trump issues breaking statement on weapons supplies to Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia. Seventeen Patriot systems are being prepared for delivery to Ukraine. The United States and NATO will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine, with the financial burden falling on European countries, while America will handle production, Trump said. The U.S. will impose secondary tariffs – potentially as […]

Ukrainian intelligence has identified 20 more vessels belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet. There are now 626 vessels in the list of Russia’s and Iran’s shadow tanker fleet. HUR has identified 20 more vessels of Russia’s “shadow fleet” and 11 vessels of Iran’s “ghost armada.” According to HUR’s press service, the “Shadow Fleet” section on the War&Sanctions portal now contains information […]

The U.S. Congress has intensified discussions on a sanctions bill proposed by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, which envisions unprecedented pressure measures on Russia, including 500% tariffs and the blocking of key banks. The bill could be put to a vote before the August recess, but if delayed, not earlier than September. According to reports, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 […]

Unprecedented historic losses on Russia as a result of sanctions. Information on Russia’s current losses due to sanctions (as of July 5, 2025). 1. Russia is depleting its last reserves: the National Wealth Fund (NWF) has enough foreign currency left for just over a year Amid a sharp drop in oil and gas revenues, Russia’s budget is buckling: in June, […]

Ukraine will initiate relevant sanctions against the countries that purchase the most Russian oil, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine, Speaking at the Fair Play conference dedicated to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Russian Federation, Sybiha emphasized that Ukraine is closely monitoring the increase in trade turnover between certain countries – particularly […]

A German tanker with the Siberian name ALTAI is trying to export oil from russian city Novorossiysk under the cover of GPS spoofing. Do you know what electronic warfare (EW) and GPS spoofing are? Andrii Klymenko reveals. No, you don’t know what they are. I thought I knew too… But in Romania and Germany, there are people who understand and […]

In the fourth year of the Great War in Europe, we still see russian oil tankers, direct crude oil tanker shipments from Russia to EU ports, in violation of the embargo imposed on December 5, 2022. This may indicate either a lack of control, document forgery, or something else entirely. In April 2025, we recorded 10 direct crude oil tanker […]