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Reuters: Iran, Russia and the New Zealand Insurer That Kept Sanctioned Oil Flowing
Oct 28 2025 // Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near the Arctic, a vessel carrying Russian crude churned through icy seas, bound for...
EU’s New Sanctions Boost Allies’ Push to Hit Russian Energy
Oct 24 2025 // The European Union adopted a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, building on new US and UK moves to chip away at Moscow’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine. The EU measures...
Update: Poland, Romania Foil Russian Exploding Parcels Plot, Warsaw Says
Oct 21 2025 // Poland and Romania detained eight people suspected of planning sabotage on behalf of Russia, authorities in Warsaw said on Tuesday, with three arrests concerning an alleged new plan to send exploding parcels, this time to...
EU Seeks Maritime Declaration to Inspect Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’
Oct 20 2025 // The European Union’s diplomatic arm, the EEAS, is urging member states to back a maritime declaration that would allow EU nations working with flag states to arrange inspections on Russia’s “shadow...
UK Sanctions Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft, Targets Shadow Fleet
Oct 15 2025 // Britain targeted Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, and 44 shadow fleet tankers on Wednesday in what it described as a new bid to tighten energy sanctions and choke off Kremlin revenues. Lukoil...
Drone Attacks Are Now Seen 2,000 Kilometers Inside of Russia
Oct 9 2025 // Russia has reported a growing number of drone attacks deep inside its territory, with some reaching nearly 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the Ukrainian border, further testing the country’s air defenses as the...
EU Eyes Sanctions on Fake Flags Used by Russia Shadow Oil Fleet
Oct 8 2025 // The European Union has proposed restrictions on three firms that have provided fake flags to sanctioned oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The entities have supplied false...
Captain of Oil Tanker Linked to Russia’s Shadow Fleet Will Face Trial in France
Oct 7 2025 // The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country’s Atlantic coast and which President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s...
Denmark Reports Repeated Russian Naval Provocations in its Straits
Oct 6 2025 // Russian warships have repeatedly sailed on collision courses, aimed weapons at Danish naval vessels and disrupted navigation systems in Denmark’s straits that connect the Baltic Sea to the North Sea, its defense...
Denmark Says Russia Is Waging Hybrid War After Drone Scare
Oct 3 2025 // Denmark accused Russia of waging a hybrid war against the Nordic nation and warned more attacks are likely, after a series of drone incursions disrupted operations at civilian and military airports. The Danish Defence...
Denmark Warns Russian Sabotage Likely as Another Drone Suspected
Sep 26 2025 // Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned Danes to brace for more hybrid attacks, pointing to Russia as Europe’s main security threat, just before a suspected drone sighting disrupted air traffic in...
EU Proposes Full Ban on Russian LNG From 2027, a Year Early
Sep 19 2025 // The European Union proposed a complete ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas from Jan. 1, 2027, as part of its latest measures to curb President Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage Moscow’s war against...
Bulgaria Arrests Russian Owner of Ship at Center of Beirut Port Blast in 2020
Sep 18 2025 // The Russian owner of a cargo ship linked to a cargo of ammonium nitrate at the center of the massive Beirut port explosion in 2020 has been arrested in Bulgaria, Lebanese judicial officials said Monday. The arrest of Igor...
Insurers Lose Bid to Appeal London Judgment Over Jets Lost in Russia
Sep 17 2025 // Western insurers on Tuesday lost a London High Court bid to appeal against a judgment that hands aircraft lessors $1.0 billion-plus from their war risks insurance policies to cover the loss of jets stuck in Russia since...
US Urges G-7 Sanctions on Russian Oil as Trump Loses Patience
Sep 12 2025 // The US will urge its allies in the Group of Seven to impose tariffs as high as 100% on China and India for their purchases of Russian oil in an effort to convince President Vladimir Putin to end his war in...
EU Chief’s Plane Affected by Alleged Russian GPS Jamming
Sep 2 2025 // A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted by what authorities suspect was Russian signals interference in Bulgaria. Authorities in Bulgaria have determined that the GPS jamming...
EU Considers Secondary Sanctions to Hit Russia’s War Effort
Aug 28 2025 // The European Union is mulling introducing secondary sanctions in an effort to prevent third countries from helping Russia circumvent the bloc’s existing punitive measures against Moscow, according to people familiar...
India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival
Aug 21 2025 // One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, India’s Nayara Energy Ltd. is relying on a growing pool of dark-fleet tankers to transport its products, and a narrowing menu of crude imports to keep its...
Norway Spy Chief Blames Russian Hackers for Dam Sabotage in April
Aug 14 2025 // Russian hackers briefly took control of a dam in Norway earlier this year, the head of the Nordic country’s counter-intelligence agency said on Wednesday, the first time Oslo has officially attributed the cyberattack...
Shadow Tanker Fleet Grows More Slowly as Western Sanctions Target Russian Oil
Aug 13 2025 // Dozens of tankers have joined the shadow fleet this year compared with hundreds in previous years as the harshest Western sanctions yet target Russia’s oil exports and add to the difficulty of finding suitable...
