Санкции

The sanctions include AvtoVAZ CEO Maxim Sokolov, Medvedev aide Oleg Osipov, HSE Rector Nikita Anisimov, three children's ombudsmen, a North Korean general, and others. In total, the EU has added 21 individuals to the sanctions list .As part of its latest sanctions package, the European Union imposed restrictive measures against individuals, including AvtoVAZ CEO Maxim Sokolov, Assistant to Deputy ...

The European Union, in its new 19th sanctions package, has banned the export of toys and models with built-in motors to Russia, according to a document published in the EU journal. The ban consists of two clauses. The first applies to toys and motorized models made of plastic. The second applies to the same products made of other materials. EU countries approved the 19th sanctions package on Octob...

New EU sanctions prohibit European travel companies from organizing trips to Russia for their citizens. This will not affect the operations of Russian tour operators, Georgy Mokhov, Vice President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry, told RBC, commenting on the 19th package of EU sanctions against Moscow. "This measure does not affect the activities of Russian tour operators within the country...

The 19th sanctions package against Russia includes the parent company of the FESCO Group, AvtoVAZ, Polyus, and Evraz. The Zvezda shipbuilding complex was also subject to restrictive measures.As part of the 19th sanctions package against Russia, the European Union has imposed restrictive measures against Russian automakers AvtoVAZ and Sollers. The corresponding document was published in the Europea...

The sanctions are being imposed due to "Russia's lack of serious interest in the peace process," the Finance Ministry clarified . More than 30 subsidiaries of Rosneft and Lukoil are also subject to restrictions.The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is imposing additional sanctions due to "Russia's lack of serious interest in the peace process," the US Treasury Depart...

The US Treasury Department imposes sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil. Against this backdrop, Trump called on Moscow for an immediate ceasefire.The United States is calling on Russia to immediately cease fire following the imposition of sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil. US President Donald Trump wrote this on his social media account, Truth Social. "The US Treasury Department is imposing san...

Donald Trump has changed his mind about meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest, and the US Treasury has imposed sanctions on two of Russia's largest oil companies. RBC investigated why the US president changed his position and what NATO is offering him. How Trump has changed his rhetoric toward Russia.On the night of October 23, US President Donald Trump announced that he had cancelled a meeting ...

According to him, Putin failed to negotiate "honestly and openly." Bessent believes Trump is disappointed with the current situation regarding the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil because Russian President Vladimir Putin was not "honest and forthright" in negotiations on Ukraine , US Treasury Secretary Sc...

The US Treasury has given Rosneft, Lukoil, and their subsidiaries, which are subject to sanctions, until November 22. Moscow considers the sanctions illegal.The US Treasury Department has issued a license to wind down operations with Rosneft, LUKOIL, and their subsidiaries, in which the companies own 5......

Austria has announced its support for the sanctions package against Russia. It previously demanded that sanctions against Rasperia be lifted in order to compensate Raiffeisen Bank International for the €2 billion it was forced to pay by a Russian court ruling.Austria has decided not to block the adoption of a new package of EU sanctions against Russia, although it had previously made demands regar...

EU sanctions against Putin and Lavrov only include asset freezes and do not impose entry bans , an EC spokesperson stated. The Foreign Ministry emphasized that they have no assets abroad. Vladimir Putin The EU sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin do not include a travel ban to the EU, European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper stated, commenting on a possible meeting between the ...

News of the topic, October 17, Gomel. The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Gomel Region has established the circumstances of the illegal activity of a 26-year-old resident of Mozyr and his 22-year-old friend in the illegal trafficking of psychotropic substances, Maria Krivonogova, official spokesperson for the Investigative Committee of the Gomel Region, told BelTA. T...

LUKOIL and Rosneft have been added to the sanctions list on the UK government's website. Measures have also been imposed on a number of banks and the National Payment Card System.The UK has imposed sanctions against LUKOIL and Rosneft. This information is published in the sanctions list on the UK government website. The measures include asset freezes, as well as sanctions on trust services and tra...

Hegseth stated the readiness of the US and its allies to "impose costs on Russia" if the conflict continues and called on NATO members to increase military support for Ukraine.If the conflict in Ukraine does not come to an end, the United States is prepared to take action against Russia, Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a meeting with his NATO counterparts. "If this conflict doesn't end, if...

Britain has imposed various sanctions against Russia's oil trade—in addition to a ban on the import of petroleum products, sanctions have been imposed on Rosneft and Lukoil, tankers, etc. Moscow has called the restrictions ineffective.As part of new sanctions against Russia, the UK will stop importing petroleum products derived from Russian oil in third countries, the UK government announced . "Th...

The EU General Court has lifted expired sanctions against Galina Pumpyanskaya, the wife of Dmitry Pumpyansky, the former owner of the Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), but retained new ones, according to court documents. In September 2025, the EU Court of Justice ruled that the application of the "leading businessman" criterion to her husband, Dmitry Pumpyansky, was unlawful, thereby automatically...

The US is ready to discuss a deal with Iran when the country is ready to go for it; it will be the "best solution" for the republic, Trump believes . The United States could lift sanctions on Iran when it is ready, US President Donald Trump said in Egypt before the start of a peace summit to mark the end of the war in the Gaza Strip. "I would like to lift sanctions on Iran when they're ready. They...

Sanctioned energy company NIS has not presented a plan for operating under the new conditions, instead expressing hope for a solution that will be foundVučić is at the highest level. But the president has no "magic wand," the government noted. Aleksandar Vucic The management of Serbian oil company NIS, which is facing US sanctions, expressed hope that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić would find ...

AlexanderVucic The refusal to impose sanctions against Russia is the main reason that is pushing Serbia away from EU membership and slowing down European integration, the Serbian president said.Aleksandar Vučić in an interview with Informer. "And you know, this is the only reason Serbia isn't so close to EU membership. Otherwise, it would already be at the very end of that path. Because we pursued...

Hungarian oil and gas group MOL will increase fuel supplies to Serbia, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced, Tanjug reports. The decision follows the imposition of US sanctions against Serbian oil company NIS, which is controlled by Gazprom Neft. “Since MOL plays an important role in supplying Serbia with oil and fuel, our Serbian friends can count on increased...

Croatia is ready to buy out the company Naftna Promyshlennost Srbije (NIS), which has been subject to US sanctions due to its Russian stake , Economy Minister Ante Šušnjar said, commenting on the imposition of US sanctions against the Serbian company, Jutarnji reports. Šušnjar stated that the Croatian pipeline operator JANAF, which has had close ties to NIS for over 4......

The United States may impose additional sanctions against Russia if the pace of resolution of the Ukrainian conflict proves insufficient. This was stated by US President Donald Trump at a joint press conference with PresidentFinland's Alexander Stubb at the White House. “I can, I can,” the American leader said, answering a journalist’s question about whether he would allow for the introduction of ...

Hungary did not object to the ban on Russian LNG imports . Meanwhile, Austria and Slovakia have expressed reservations about the 19th sanctions package, seeking legal exemptions and support for their national interests.Hungary has not criticized the proposal to ban imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of the upcoming 19th round of sanctions against Russia, EUobserver reports, cit...

Hungary and Slovakia are seeking concessions that could delay the adoption of the 19th EU sanctions package , EUobserver reports. Austria, led by Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico, has also put forward its own proposal.Bratislava and Budapest may delay the adoption of the 19th sanctions package. The Slovak prime minister may delay the matter at the EU leaders' summit on October 23, EUobserver reports, ...

Rasperia has been under sanctions since 2024. If the sanctions are lifted, RBI will receive Rasperia's stake in Strabag. A Russian court previously ordered RBI's subsidiary to pay $2 billion in damages.Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has asked the European Union to lift sanctions against Rasperia Trading, reportsBLOOMBERG, citing RBI head Johan Strobl. If the EU makes such a decision, Raiffeis...

The largest energy company in the Balkans faces the threat of sanctions due to Russian participation. The fate of NIS remains unclear, asVucic stated his reluctance to nationalize it.The United States has postponed sanctions against Serbian energy company NIS for at least a week, sources told Nova Ekonomija. October 8th marked the expiration of the deadline for the previous decision to suspend san...

NIQ came under fire when its Russian division began operating in new regions. This activity raises questions about Western sanctions violations, the FT notes.American company NIQ, one of the world's largest consumer data analysts, has come under scrutiny due to the work of its Russian division in new regions – the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, and the Zaporizhzhia and K...