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Articles with tag "Sanctions"

Lukoil Accepts Oil Trader Gunvor’s Offer to Buy International Assets After U.S. Sanctions

“The key terms of the transaction have been earlier agreed by the parties,” Lukoil said in a statement.

Tanker Carrying Russian Oil to India U-Turns After U.S. Sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil – Bloomberg

The unusual maneuver appears to reflect growing disruption in Russian oil exports following the new restrictions.
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What New U.S. Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil Mean for Russia’s Oil Trade

Trump is seeking to pressure buyers of Russian oil and tighten financial pressure on the Kremlin as he seeks to end the war in Ukraine. Will it work?
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Germany Says Rosneft Subsidiaries Not Affected by U.S. Sanctions

U.S. sanctions targeting Rosneft will not affect the Russian oil giant's German subsidiaries, which were placed under state administration after Moscow...
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Baltic Firms Supplied Fuel to Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet,’ Investigation Finds

The ships refueled 177 oil and oil product tankers tankers at various points across the Baltic Sea between June 2024 and March 2025, the report said.
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Russia’s ESPO Crude Loses Premium After U.S. and EU Sanctions Hit Rosneft, Lukoil – Bloomberg

The impact of Western restrictions has shaved more than $1.50 off the price per barrel for ESPO, which typically trades at a premium to Urals.
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Russia's Lukoil to Sell Overseas Assets After U.S. Sanctions

The sanctions are set to freeze all Rosneft and Lukoil assets in the United States and prohibit U.S. companies from doing business with them.
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Putin Envoy Visits U.S. for Talks After New Sanctions – Reports

Kirill Dmitriev is expected to meet White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami on Saturday.
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Putin Says U.S. Sanctions 'Serious' But Won't Significantly Hit Economy

He added that the sanctions were an "unfriendly act" that "does not strengthen Russia-U.S. relations, which have only just begun to recover."
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EU Unveils Sweeping Sanctions Targeting Russian Energy, Banks and Crypto

“Every euro we deny Russia is one it cannot spend on war,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement.
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Trump Slaps 'Tremendous' Sanctions on Russian Oil for Ukraine War

Trump has held off pulling the trigger on sanctions against Russia, but his patience snapped after plans for a fresh summit with Putin collapsed.
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Russia’s Metals Industry Faces Layoffs, Shortened Workweeks – Reuters

"There is a quiet cutback going on in the metals industry," a Reuters source said, citing weak demand, high interest rates and the strong ruble as the...
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Bill Browder: It’s Time to Make Putin Pay for His War

The Kremlin critic talks overcoming sanctions fatigue, improving the Magnitsky Act and what to do with Russia’s frozen assets.
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EU Moves to Restrict Travel of Russian Diplomats Amid Espionage Fears – FT

Under the new restrictions, which are part of a broader sanctions package over the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian diplomats based in EU capitals would...
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EU Weighs Handing Raiffeisen $2Bln in Deripaska-Linked Strabag Shares – FT

EU ambassadors were expected to discuss the plan in Brussels on Friday, with “several” member states likely to object, the FT reported.
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Luxury Firm Cucinelli Chided by Italian Regulators Over Russia Claims

A report alleged that the cashmere company continued to sell ultra high-value luxury goods in Russia in violation of EU sanctions.
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In First, Chinese Cargo Ship Docks in Sanctioned Crimean Port – FT

The series of stops by a foreign tanker in Sevastopol, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine and is barred by sanctions, is unprecedented...
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Russia Calls On UN Aviation Body to Lift Sanctions – Reuters

Moscow is especially pushing for relief from sanctions on spare parts, which it says are critical for flight safety, a Russian aviation industry source...
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EU Seeks Faster Russian Gas Phase-Out After Trump Push

Despite a push to end decades of reliance on Russian gas, around 19% of the bloc's gas still came from Russia last year.
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opinion Jason Corcoran

Trump’s Sanctions Playbook: Impossible Demands, Guaranteed Delays

Trump pressuring the EU to put secondary sanctions on China in return for more U.S. sanctions collapses under the weight of its ridiculousness.
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