Sanctions

The Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is no question of certification of the gas pipeline.

Russia has sent tankers of Arctic oil to Syria for the first time, due to limited buyers amid sanctions.

Over 60% of Russia’s seaborne exports in 2024 were transported by vessels of the so-called shadow fleet.

Louis Dreyfus, one of the world’s largest grain traders, has divested itself of its business in Russia.

The President of Ukraine stressed that total sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet and financial schemes are the only way to a just peace.

The EU has announced that the new 17th package of sanctions against Russia will include new restrictions on the operation of the “shadow fleet”.

A German court in Hamburg has opened a case against two former Siemens executives accused of violating sanctions by exporting the company’s gas turbines to occupied Crimea.

A federal court in the US has ruled to seize the superyacht of Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, rejecting a lawsuit by another Russian who claimed ownership.

The tanker loaded diesel at a major Russian port and headed for Syria, a sign of Moscow’s ability to maintain influence in the country.

US President Donald Trump may impose sanctions on Russia if its President Vladimir Putin refuses to negotiate.