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#1 Huge Quake Rocks Russia’s Far East, Triggering Tsunami Warnings Around Pacific

Jul 30 2025 // A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active...

#2 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...

#3 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...

#4 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...

#5 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...

#6 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...

#7 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...

#8 Russia Faces Impending Oil Tanker Crisis as Sanctions Pile Up: Bloomberg Oil Strategist

Feb 7 2025 // Russia appears to be on the cusp of a debilitating oil-freight transportation problem because of US sanctions, writes Bloomberg oil strategist Julian Lee. On Jan. 10, the US Treasury sanctioned 161 oil tankers for their...

#9 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...

#10 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...

#11 Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices to US

Nov 5 2024 // European and US intelligence officials believe Russia is behind a plan that would ultimately place incendiary devices on planes to North America through air cargo shipments, according to people familiar with the...

#12 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...

#13 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...

#14 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...

#15 Russian Hackers Target Western Firms Shipping Aid to Ukraine, US Intelligence Says

May 27 2025 // Hackers working for Russian military intelligence targeted Western technology and logistics companies involved in shipping assistance to Ukraine, the U.S. National Security Agency said. The hackers were trying to obtain...

#16 Insurers Must Pay Up for Jets Seized by Russia, UK Judge Rules

Jun 11 2025 // Insurance companies must compensate aircraft lessors and owners for planes that Russia seized when it took counter-sanction measures after the invasion of Ukraine, a UK judge ruled potentially leaving insurers on the hook...

#17 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...

#18 Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India

Jan 13 2025 // Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top...

#19 Kremlin Says Google Should Lift YouTube Block on Russian Broadcasters

Nov 1 2024 // The Kremlin said on Thursday that Alphabet’s Google should lift its block on Russian TV channels broadcasting on YouTube and said it hoped huge legal claims racking up against the U.S.-based company would jolt it...

#20 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...