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Russia
Over 20,000 sanctions have been levied against Russia since it invaded Ukraine – but that hasn’t stopped EU companies from trading with it, propping up its war-time economy.
Oct. 2
UK
The new UK government which pledged to deliver 12 of its 155mm self-propelled guns to Kyiv within 100 days of taking office is on schedule to send 16,
Sep. 27
Chechnya
A YouTube video posted on Friday shows the Russian aligned troops racing two armed e-vehicles around what they claim is an area of the combat zone, along with two conventional pick-ups.
Sep. 22
Turkey
Millions of barrels of Russian fuel and other products are still being imported into the UK and EU members via subsidiary companies in third countries, despite existing sanctions.
Sep. 19
Kazakhstan
InformNapalm’s latest report shows how Russia is keeping some of its premier military aircraft in the air, despite Western sanctions.
Sep. 14
Russia
The three governments had announced they would take steps to cancel air services agreements with Iran and "work towards imposing sanctions on Iran Air".
Sep. 11
War in Ukraine
The so-called ghost fleet of tankers with opaque ownership or without proper insurance has allowed the Kremlin to keep exporting despite the export embargo and oil price cap on its global sales.
Sep. 11
Russia
Russian users have reported error messages when attempting to register on Google with a domestic number. Some speculated it could be related to the latest US sanctions on IT services in Russia.
Sep. 10
Telegram
With reports that some airlines are now rationing fuel Moscow’s already struggling commercial airlines stagger from one crisis to another.
Aug. 28
War in Ukraine
AFU’s Spec Ops units use US weapons to hit pontoon bridge in Russia; Putin and China’s Quiang tout “deepening relationship” at Kremlin; Western sanctions are taking effect on Moscow’s power grid.
Aug. 22
Putin
The Chechen warlord brandished the shiny new Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun that he claims was personally presented to him by Elon Musk.
Aug. 18
Russia
With London still a haven for Russian money, the UK has to decide: Should it revoke Golden Visa citizenships to protect national security and remove political influence amid tensions with Russia?
Aug. 17
Russia
Raiffeisen Bank was once a safe haven for foreign currency transactions abroad for Russian citizens, compared to other Western and Russian banks – now it’s not.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
Ukraine has dealt a financial blow to Hungary’s leadership, but in doing so did not violate any points of its association agreement with the EU.
Aug. 3
Ukraine
The EU Commission Vice President said analysis shows sanctions Kyiv imposed on Lukoil don’t affect transit operations carried out by traders via the Druzhba pipeline – if Lukoil isn’t the owner.
Aug. 2
The EU exemption granted to Czechia allows Polish oil company Orlen to make $1.3 billion profit from Russian fuel and pay billions to Putin’s war chest.
Oct. 16