Sanctions

The government of the Netherlands has issued almost a hundred special permits for exemption from sanctions imposed by the EU against russia. Among them are permits for the activities of russian ships.

The energy ministers of the European Union states did not reach a consensus on gas price limits.

Starting next year, russia will increase the income tax rate for LNG producers.

The US State Department criticized the Hong Kong authorities for allowing the luxury yacht “Nord” belonging to the sanctioned russian oligarch Oleksiy Mordashov to dock in its waters.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insists on symmetrical sanctions of the “Big Seven” countries against russia, in connection with its latest terrorist attacks on the territory of Ukraine.

The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions against russia — the ninth since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.

The new EU sanctions target people and companies from third countries that help russia circumvent existing restrictions.

The russian “Oboronlogistika” launched new ferries on the line connecting Kalinigrad with russian federation. Previously, Lithuania banned the land transit of sanctioned goods through its territory, so, obviously, russia will try to circumvent this ban.

A large part of the “shadow” tanker fleet of Iran and Venezuela is currently focused on the russian export of crude oil.

In the eighth package of sanctions of the European Union against russia, there will probably be no limit on the price of russian oil.