Latest Russia Headlines
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EU Will Propose to G7 Nations a Reduction in Sanctions Price Cap for Russian Oil
May 20 2025 // The EU will propose to G7 finance ministers this week to lower the current $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil as part of the new sanctions package against Moscow, European Economic Commissioner Valdis...
Estonia Says Russia Detained Tanker in Baltic Sea
May 19 2025 // Russia detained a Greek-owned oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian Baltic Sea port, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, adding it had alerted NATO allies to the incident. The Liberia-flagged ship Green Admire was...
Estonia Says Russia Sent Jet After Attempt to Stop Sanction-Breaking Ship
May 16 2025 // Estonia said on Thursday that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea during an attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a “shadow fleet” defying...
India Approves More Russian Insurers to Provide Marine Cover
May 13 2025 // India has approved three Russian insurers, including a unit of top lender Sberbank, to provide marine cover to ships arriving at Indian ports, a government notification shows, helping Moscow maintain oil supplies to a key...
EU to Propose More Sanctions on Russia’s ‘Shadow’ Oil Tankers
May 8 2025 // The European Union’s executive arm is set to propose a new package of sanctions targeting Moscow’s covert fleet of oil tankers as it seek to crank up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine. The...
Ukraine Says It Detained Grain Ship From Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’
Apr 28 2025 // Kyiv detained a ship it says was part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” which illegally exports grain from areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces. A dry cargo ship was detained in Ukrainian territorial...
More Russian Insurers Seek Indian Nod for Oil Tanker Coverage
Apr 25 2025 // Four new Russian companies have sought India’s approval to provide insurance for crude oil tankers docking at ports in the South Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter. India’s shipping...
German Court to Review Seizure of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker
Apr 15 2025 // A German court will weigh a request to release a seized oil tanker that is believed to be part of a so-called shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions, Germany’s finance ministry said on Monday. The...
Estonia Detains and Boards Russia-Bound Oil Tanker Over Insurance Status
Apr 14 2025 // Estonia’s navy stopped and boarded a sanctioned, Russia-bound vessel in the Baltic Sea on Friday over its insurance status and suspicions that the vessel belonged to Moscow’s shadow fleet, which facilitates the...
Firm Issued Fake Insurance for Russian Oil Tankers, Norway’s Regulator Says
Apr 2 2025 // The insurance issued to dozens of aging oil tankers used by Russia to skirt international sanctions was bogus, according to Norwegian authorities now investigating the small firm behind the forged...
Western Officials Say Russia Is Behind Campaign of Sabotage Across Europe
Mar 27 2025 // Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago, according to data collected by The Associated Press. They...
Air Lease Corp. Gets $329 Million Insurance Payout for Jets Stranded in Russia
Mar 24 2025 // Aircraft lessor Air Lease Corp. said on Monday it has received $328.5 million in cash, as part of certain insurance settlements related to its aircraft which were blocked from leaving Russia after the country’s...
Germany Confiscates Tanker in Russian ‘Shadow Fleet,’ Spiegel Reports
Mar 21 2025 // Germany seized a decrepit tanker found adrift off its northern coast in January that is believed to be part of a shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions, Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday, citing...
China State Firms Curb Russian Oil Imports on Sanctions Risks, Sources Say
Mar 14 2025 // Chinese state oil companies are shying away from Russian oil this month, with two importers halting purchases while two others scaled back volumes as they assess compliance following recent U.S. sanctions on Moscow,...
Captain of Container Ship That Crashed Near UK Was Russian
Mar 13 2025 // The captain of the Solong container ship that crashed near the UK is a Russian national, the ship’s owner said. The rest of the crew are a mix of Russian and Filipino, shipping company Ernst Russ AG said in a...
AerCap CEO Sees No Quick Return to Russia if Market Reopens, on Insurance Concerns
Feb 27 2025 // The head of the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, AerCap, said on Wednesday that Russia may look to buy used aircraft or engines if and when its markets reopen but that he saw no rush by Western lessors to...
Pro-Russian Hackers Attack Italian Websites After President’s Comments About Ukraine
Feb 21 2025 // A pro-Russian hacker group attacked Italian government websites on Tuesday [Feb. 18] in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the...
Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia
Feb 20 2025 // At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited Russia’s territorial waters in the weeks prior to the blasts happening. Nobody has claimed responsibility for...
India Is Building a Sanctions-Proof Supply Chain for Russian Oil
Feb 13 2025 // Oil refiners in India — eager to keep importing cheap crude from Russia — are working with merchants, shippers and other middlemen to rebuild supply chains as tougher US sanctions come into effect. Speaking on the...
Russia Emergency Services Work to Prevent Pacific Oil Spill
Feb 11 2025 // An emergency response team in Russia’s Pacific port of Nevelsk is preparing to pump out fuel from a Chinese bulk carrier that ran aground over the weekend, according to regional authorities. “So far, weather...
