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France Detains Sanctioned Tanker Tagor in Atlantic

France says the operation used UK support under maritime law to prevent sanctioned Russian oil from reaching buyers.

Sweden Arrests Chinese Captain After Seizing Suspected Shadow-Fleet Tanker

UK Seizure Pledge Falters as Sanctioned Russian Tankers Keep Crossing

Russia Detains German Woman Over Alleged Pyatigorsk Bomb Plot

Gazprom Says 12 Drone Attacks Targeted TurkStream, Blue Stream Facilities as Stations Keep Running

U.S. Grants Indefinite Sanctions Exemption to Rosneft’s German Subsidiaries

German Intelligence Says Russia’s 2025 Deficit Is Far Higher Than Reported

Belgium Seizes Suspected Russian Shadow‑Fleet Tanker in the North Sea With French Support

Kenya Says Over 1,000 Citizens Recruited to Fight for Russia in Ukraine

France Releases Suspected Shadow-Fleet Tanker After Multimillion-Euro Penalty

Germany Seeks U.S. Sanctions Exemption to Keep Schwedt Refinery Supplying Berlin

Two Arrested in Eurojust Raids Over Alleged Sabotage of German Navy Corvettes

Russia Claims Sirius-82 Unmanned Boats and VDV Artillery Are Hitting Ukrainian Targets on the Dnipro

Munich Prosecutors Drop Usmanov Sanctions Probe With €10 Million Condition

Europe’s Eastern Flank Fast-Tracks AI Drone Wall Toward 2028 Operational Goal

EU Ambassadors Approve Final RePowerEU Text to Phase Out Russian Gas

UK Sanctions Russian Disinformation Outlets as Cooper Warns of AI-Fueled Threats

Delhi Sets Time-Bound Traffic Curbs for Dec. 5 During Putin’s State Visit

EU Reaches Deal to End Russian Gas Imports by Autumn 2027

Russia Locks In Wartime 2026 Budget, Lifting Military Outlays to 38%