Etiqueta: Sanctions
PRC, India Slash Russian Oil Buys as EU Tightens Energy Sanctions
China and India are curbing direct Russian oil purchases after new U.S. sanctions, while the EU’s 19th package tightens energy measures and targets the shadow fleet. Moscow escalates rhetoric, battlefield attacks intensify, and partners boost aid to Ukraine.
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Russia oil and gas revenue slump reshapes 2026 war budget
Russia’s oil and gas revenue is set to drop 23% in September, straining the Kremlin’s main war-funding stream just as Putin drafts the 2026 budget amid record military spending, tax hikes and mounting signs of stagnation, recession risks and deepening fiscal stress.
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Russian developer bankruptcies signal deepening financial collapse
Russia’s housing market is collapsing as high interest rates, frozen projects, and shrinking mortgage demand push up to 30% of developers toward bankruptcy, forcing the Kremlin to consider emergency state intervention to prevent systemic failure.
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Frozen Russian assets plan could unlock EU billions for Ukraine
The EU is exploring a legally creative plan to tap frozen Russian assets by swapping maturing funds for EU-backed bonds, potentially unlocking billions for Ukraine without directly seizing Moscow’s capital. Officials say the proposal could soon advance.
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Russia’s War Chest Crisis: Liquid Reserves Could Collapse by Christmas
Russia’s war chest is nearing empty as sanctions drain reserves, oil revenue falls, and labor shortages intensify. With liquid funds possibly gone by Christmas, the Kremlin faces a tightening fiscal crisis that threatens its long-term war strategy.
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Trump touts US gas to Germany, sidesteps Ukraine aid, sanctions
After meeting Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump pitched expanded U.S. gas sales to Berlin but offered no firm commitments on aid for Ukraine or new sanctions on Russia, framing energy deals—not punitive measures—as his priority sidestepping timelines.
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US Plan Links Ukraine Ceasefire to Sanctions Relief and Crimea
Bloomberg reports the U.S. floated a ceasefire framework that would freeze front lines, condition partial sanctions relief on a lasting halt to fighting, and contemplate recognizing Russia’s control of Crimea—terms Kyiv rejects as Europeans resist legitimizing occupation.
Leer másEU Extends Sanctions on Russia Over war in Ukraine
The prolonged the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another 6 months, until 15 September...
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EU Extends Ukraine-Related Individual Sanctions to Sept 2025
The EU renewed Ukraine-related sanctions for six months, keeping nearly 2,400 persons and entities under travel bans and asset freezes until 15 Sept 2025. It also dropped four listings and removed three deceased names, signaling readiness to tighten measures further.
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Treasury Intensifies Sanctions Against Russia by Targeting Russia’s Oil Production and Exports
The US imposed sanctions on over 200 entities, including Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, and individuals involved in Russia’s energy sector and identified over 180 vessels as blocked property. This wide-ranging, robust action will further constrain revenues from Russia’s energy resources and degrade Putin’s ability to fund his illegal war against Ukraine.
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Senior Biden Aide Commits to Giving Ukraine Military Assistance
The White House has gamed out a last-minute strategy to bolster Ukraine’s war position, which includes $20 billion in loans and sweeping sanctions on Russia, according to a background briefing from a National Security Council spokesperson in Washington, DC.
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Parliament calls for an EU crackdown on Russia’s ’shadow fleet’
European Parliament MEPs demanded more targeted EU sanctions against Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, which provides a key financial lifeline for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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