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Belgium Seizes Suspected Russian Shadow-Fleet Tanker After North Sea Boarding

The move reinforces a broader push to choke off revenue from sanctions-busting oil shipments.

France Seeks Maximum Penalty for 'Ghost Fleet' Tanker Captain as Brest Court Weighs Case

U.S. Revokes Visas of Three Chilean Officials Over Telecom Security Allegations

Ukraine Slaps 10-Year Sanctions on Belarus’s Lukashenko Over Support for Russia’s War

Citigroup Sells Last Russian Unit to Renaissance Capital, Completing Exit

Ukraine Labels Iran's IRGC a Terror Group as Tehran Warns of Consequences

Germany Arrests Five in Probe of Network Supplying Russia’s Defense Industry

Vitol and Trafigura Push U.S.-Licensed Venezuelan Oil to Market as PetroChina Holds Back

Russia Bans Ukrainian Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT as 'Undesirable' Over Ukraine Funding Claims

France Intercepts Tanker 'Grinch' Suspected of Ghost Fleet Sanctions Evasion in the Mediterranean

French Navy Intercepts Suspected Shadow-Fleet Tanker 'Grinch' in the Mediterranean

Russia Revives 12 Retired Airliners for 2026–27, With Most Already Flying

Russia’s Energy Tax Revenues Seen Falling 46% in January to 420 Billion Rubles

U.S. Fund Sues Russia in D.C. Court for $225.8 Billion Over Imperial Bonds

Russia Sets FX and Gold Sales at 192.1 Billion Rubles for Jan. 16–Feb. 5

Germany Tightens Crackdown on Russia’s Shadow Fleet After Turning Back Sanctioned Tanker

UK Steps Up Push Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet as US-Seized Tanker Enters Scottish Waters

China-Flagged Supertankers Abort Venezuela Runs After U.S. Crackdown

Zelensky Orders Final U.S.-Ukraine Security Guarantees Text for Top-Level Review

Illicit Crypto Hit $154 Billion in 2025 as Sanctioned States Moved On‑Chain