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#1 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...

#2 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...

#3 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...

#4 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...

#5 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...

#6 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...

#7 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...

#8 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...

#9 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...

#10 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...