The European Commission will provide Ukraine with €90 billion in support in 2026–2027

European Union

The European Commission has approved a package of proposals for financial support to Ukraine during 2026–2027

14 Jan 2026

European Union


The EU has not abandoned the idea of transferring frozen russian assets to Ukraine

European Union

The idea of a ‘reparations loan’ for Ukraine based on russia's frozen assets has not been removed from the EU agenda

14 Jan 2026

European Union


russia uses at least fifty foreign machine tools for weapons production

Russia

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence has released data on fifty foreign machine tools that are working for the russian military-industrial complex

14 Jan 2026

Russia


The United Kingdom is developing a mechanism for using oil from russia's shadow fleet to support Ukraine

United Kingdom

The British government is considering using oil seized from russian shadow fleet tankers to finance aid to Ukraine

14 Jan 2026

United Kingdom


Danish company claims russia has taken control of its factories in russia

Denmark

Danish building materials manufacturer Rockwool has announced that russia has taken control of four of the company's factories in the russian federation

13 Jan 2026

Denmark


Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that 20% of the russian federation's shadow fleet vessels have already been stopped

Ukraine

At least 20 per cent of the vessels in russia's shadow fleet have been halted, but russia is attempting to compensate for these losses

13 Jan 2026

Ukraine


Estonia has banned entry to 261 russian militants who fought against Ukraine

Estonia

Estonia has imposed an entry ban on 261 individuals who participated in the war against Ukraine on the side of the russian federation

12 Jan 2026

Estonia


Newsletter of the main news 05.01/11.01

$500 million in Telegram bonds are frozen inside Russia after EU, US, and UK sanctions locked assets held at the National Settlement Depository

11 Jan 2026


Appeal court orders russia to pay Azovmash $20 million for property and lost profits

Ukraine

The Northern Commercial Court of Appeal ordered russia to pay Azovmash LLC $19.5 million in compensation for damages caused

11 Jan 2026

Ukraine


FIFA forces club to pay debt to russians in circumvention of sanctions

Italy

Atalanta has not paid Moscow's Lokomotiv for the transfer of russian player Alexei Miranchuk, which is why FIFA is putting pressure on the club

10 Jan 2026

Italy


More than half of the manufacturers of russia's main tanks and armoured vehicles are still not subject to sanctions

Russia

More than half of russian enterprises belonging to a key armoured vehicle manufacturing concern are still not subject to sanctions

09 Jan 2026

Russia


In 2025, the EU purchased approximately €7.2 billion worth of liquefied russian gas

European Union

In 2025, the EU paid russia around €7.2 billion for liquefied natural gas, despite promising to completely ban imports of russian LNG by 2027

08 Jan 2026

European Union


Iraq nationalises oil field partly owned by Lukoil

Iraq

The Iraqi Cabinet has approved plans to nationalise the West Qurna-2 oil field, one of whose owners is the russian company Lukoil

08 Jan 2026

Iraq


US military troops landed on the russian tanker Marinera

United States of America

American military personnel boarded a tanker flying the russian flag. The US Vice President stated that the tanker was pretending to be russian in order to avoid sanctions

08 Jan 2026

United States of America


Trump gives green light to bipartisan bill on sanctions against russia

United States of America

The US President has agreed to implement the bipartisan Graham-Blumenthal bill on strengthening sanctions against russia

08 Jan 2026

United States of America


Ukraine and four other chess federations have appealed to CAS over the partial lifting of sanctions against russia and Belarus

Ukraine

Ukraine, along with a number of other countries, has filed a joint lawsuit against FIDE with CAS

07 Jan 2026

Ukraine


Evidence found of German special equipment being supplied to russia in circumvention of sanctions

Germany

Products from German brands worth over €8 million were supplied to russia through intermediaries in third countries despite EU sanctions

07 Jan 2026

Germany


Sanctions against russia freeze Telegram bonds worth $500 million

Sanctions against russia have frozen Telegram's bonds worth $500 million, despite the fact that its founder, Pavel Durov, is allegedly trying to distance himself from the russia…

06 Jan 2026


Asia's richest businessman renounces purchases of russian oil

India

Reliance Industries said it does not expect russian crude oil deliveries in January and has not received any in the last three weeks

06 Jan 2026

India


Ukraine sold a factory confiscated from a russian oligarch

Ukraine

The State Property Fund has declared AVR Trembita LLC the winner of the auction for the privatisation of 93% of Kalush Pipe Plant LLC with a bid of UAH 68.27 million

05 Jan 2026

Ukraine


Newsletter of the main news 29.12/04.01

Sanctions are no longer tested in official statements - they are tested in ports, courtrooms, and legal gray zones

04 Jan 2026


Volodymyr Zelenskyy has introduced new sanctions against the russian federation

Ukraine

The President of Ukraine signed a decree imposing sanctions against 95 individuals and 70 legal entities

04 Jan 2026

Ukraine


Serbian oil refinery with russian owner to resume operations at the end of January thanks to US licence

Serbia

Serbian oil refinery NIS, owned by russian companies and subject to US sanctions, will resume operations on 17 or 18 January

04 Jan 2026

Serbia


Finland discovers sanctioned cargo on detained vessel

Finland

Finnish customs reported that steel products subject to international sanctions were found on board the cargo ship Fitburg

01 Jan 2026

Finland


The US suspended the assault on the ‘shadow fleet’ tanker after the russian flag appeared on it

United States of America

The US Coast Guard suspended the operation to seize the tanker Bella 1 after an image of the russian flag appeared on board

31 Dec 2025

United States of America


Germany drops investigation into russian oligarch Usmanov

Germany

Germany has decided to drop its investigation into Usmanov on suspicion of violating sanctions and money laundering rules. He has agreed to pay a fine of €10 million

30 Dec 2025

Germany


Three Poles and two russians charged in Poland with circumventing sanctions

Poland

Three Poles and two russians were detained and charged in Poland as part of an investigation into the circumvention of sanctions against russia

30 Dec 2025

Poland


Hyundai cannot buy out its plant in russia despite contract terms that allow it to do so

South Korea

Hyundai is unable to buy back its former manufacturing plant, as the option to buy back is likely to expire next month

29 Dec 2025

South Korea


Lithuania continues to ban the transit of goods that could be used in the war against Ukraine

Lithuania

The Lithuanian government has extended the temporary ban on land transit of dual-use goods that could end up in russia and Belarus for another year

29 Dec 2025

Lithuania


KAS and SG combat sanctions evasion in the birch plywood sector

Poland

Five men suspected of involvement in illegal plywood trade detained in Poland

29 Dec 2025

Poland