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Zelensky
Trump Says Putin ‘Just Wants to Keep Killing People,’ Hints at Possible New Sanctions
Trump, who has faced criticism for easing pressure on Moscow since returning to office in January, suggested his patience may be running out.
July 5, 2025
Energy
ANALYSIS: Ukraine’s Shadow War: Surgical Strikes Decimate Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Ukrainian covert activities are being taken to the next level. Now all of Russia’s sanctions-evading oil tankers are in the sights of Kyiv’s special services.
July 5, 2025
Ukraine
Did Trump Lift Sanctions on Russian Arms Exporter Rosoboronexport?
No, but the latest updates to the Syria sanction lists did remove a Russian oligarch and affiliated businesses for presumably their previous connections to the ousted Assad regime.
July 3, 2025
Russia
US Drops Sanctions on Russian Oligarch, Chess Champion Ilyumzhinov
The oligarch is the former head of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and President of Kalmykia Republic, and had been sanctioned since 2015 for support for the former Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad.
July 2, 2025
Biden
Trump Quietly Extends Biden-Era Sanctions Targeting Russian Banks, Energy Sector
“No sanctions involving Russia have been lifted by the Trump administration, full stop,” says a senior US official in an interview with Kyiv Post.
July 1, 2025
Russia
‘A Tool in the Toolbox’ – US Senator Says His Russian-Sanctions Bill Has Trump’s Support
“My bill has 84 co-sponsors,” Senator Graham said. “It would allow the president to put tariffs on China and India and other countries to stop them from supporting Putin’s war machine.”
June 30, 2025
EU
Brussels Extends Sanctions on Russia, Delays Vote to Halt Fuel Imports to Europe
While 26 EU member states voted to extend frozen-asset holds and crackdowns on Moscow’s “shadow fleet” through 2026, the next round, ending Russian fuel imports, is yet to reach the floor.
June 27, 2025
Russia
Rubio Says More Sanctions Could Alienate Russia From Ceasefire Talks
Washington continues to keep its hopes up despite calls from Europe to finally step up sanctions, as Moscow has continued to brush off ceasefire proposals since at least March.
June 25, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
Russian Warship Masked Identity to Move Through English Channel
Video and satellite evidence show the Russian warship Boikiy escorting two sanctioned oil tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet through the English Channel.
June 24, 2025
Russia
Hungary and Slovakia Veto EU’s Sanction Package on Russia
The two countries decided to block the sanctions package in response to European Union plans to phase out Russian energy imports, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
June 23, 2025
Russia
If Iran Closes of Strait of Hormuz, Russian Oil Revenues Rise
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) explains the potential benefits to Russian crude oil revenues, which have been sliding in 2025, if Tehran blocks major transport route.
June 23, 2025
Ukraine
Zelensky: West Still Fueling Russia’s War Machine with High-Tech Tools
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Saturday remarks followed months of Ukrainian warnings that sanctions aren’t stopping Western precision tech from reaching Russia.
June 22, 2025
Russia
Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Despite having already imposed more than 1,400 sanctions on Russia in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this is the first target on its shadow fleet.
June 19, 2025
Russia
EU May Put Frozen Russian Money Into Riskier Investments to Help Ukraine
The assets, mostly held in Belgium and blocked since 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, currently sit in safe, low-yield investments.
June 19, 2025
Russia
UK Slaps New Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Britain sets an example in stepping up economic pressure on Russia.
June 17, 2025
Energy
EU Paid Russia €200 Billion for Energy Since Invasion – Full Ban Still in Progress
The EU has paid over €200B to Russia for energy since 2022. Fossil fuel bans are underway, but nuclear dependence remains a costly challenge.
June 16, 2025