Overview
- EU ambassadors on December 10 adopted a package expanding the blacklist of individuals and entities tied to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- The measures center on five figures in the global oil trade as Brussels enforces the G7 price cap, currently set at $47.6 per barrel.
- Azerbaijan’s Talat Safarov, CEO of UAE-based 2Rivers Group, is cited for concealing the origin of Rosneft-linked oil shipments.
- Pakistan’s Murtaza Ali Lakhani is accused of controlling tankers using high-risk practices, and firms in the UAE, Vietnam and Russia are listed for managing shadow-fleet vessels.
- The update also designates John Mark Dougan and several analysts for pro-Kremlin information operations, and lists GRU officials blamed for cyberattacks on Ukraine and EU member states.