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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 European Commission to Propose Floating Russian Oil Price Cap

Jul 11 2025 // The European Commission is expected to propose a floating Russian oil price cap this week as part of a new draft sanctions package in an attempt to overcome opposition from some member states, four EU diplomats said. The...

#3 EU’s New Russia Sanctions Aim for More Effective Oil Price Cap

Jul 18 2025 // The European Union on Friday agreed an 18th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, including measures aimed at dealing further blows to the Russian oil and energy industry. The EU will set a moving...

#4 Russia’s Ust-Luga Port Orders Vessel Checks After Mystery Blasts

Jul 25 2025 // Ust-Luga, Russia’s largest port in the Baltic Sea, is insisting that ships’ hulls are inspected before the vessels are allowed to enter the facility, a sign of how a string of mystery blasts involving tankers...

#5 Kazakh Black Sea Oil Exports Halted by New Russian Regulations, Sources Say

Jul 25 2025 // Foreign oil tankers are being temporarily barred from loading at Russia’s main Black Sea ports following new regulations, two industry sources said on Wednesday [July 23], effectively blocking exports from Kazakhstan...

#6 Chinese Engines, Shipped as ‘Cooling Units,’ Power Russian Drones Used in Ukraine

Jul 24 2025 // Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labeled as “industrial refrigeration units” to avoid detection in the wake of Western...

#7 What’s in the EU’s 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia?

Jul 21 2025 // Here are the details of the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, approved on Friday and aimed at dealing further blows to Russia’s oil and energy industry. OIL...