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G7 and EU Weigh Replacing Russia Oil Price Cap With Full Maritime Services Ban

Officials are evaluating inclusion in the EU’s early‑2026 sanctions package requiring G7 coordination.

Russia Blocks Apple’s FaceTime, Confirms Snapchat Ban in Digital Clampdown

U.S. Extends Waiver for Lukoil-Branded Stations as Bidders Circle International Assets

Russia Warns Faroe Islands After Law Enabling Bans on Russian Fishing Firms

EU Adds Russia to High-Risk AML/CFT List

European Commission Puts Russia on Money-Laundering 'Grey List' After Technical Review

Exxon Signals Interest as Iraq Seeks U.S. Operator for West Qurna 2

Ukraine Says Naval Drones Hit Sanctioned Tankers Near Turkey as Ankara Condemns the Strikes

IOC Clears Three Russian, Belarusian Figure Skaters for 2026 Olympics Under Neutral Status

Sanctions Reshape Oil Trade as Tanker Rates Hit Five-Year Highs and India Cuts Russian Crude

Oil Holds Near Month Lows as Ukraine Peace Push Raises Supply Risk

Supertanker Rates Surge to Five-Year High as Asian Buyers Pivot From Russian Oil

US Sanctions Snarl Russian Oil at Sea as India Pivots to Middle East Supply

NCA Unmasks UK Cash-to-Crypto Network That Bought Kyrgyz Bank to Aid Russia’s War Financing

Abu Dhabi’s IHC Joins Bidding for Lukoil’s Overseas Assets Under U.S. Sanctions Review

Global Oil Flows Scramble as U.S. Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil Take Effect Friday

Oil Slips as Novorossiysk Restart and U.S. Stock Builds Reinforce Oversupply

Trump Backs Senate Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia’s Trade Partners With Tariffs Up to 500%

Russia Imposes Indefinite Entry Ban on 30 Japanese Nationals

Lukoil Declares Force Majeure at Iraq’s West Qurna-2 After U.S. Sanctions