The President of Lithuania has unveiled his own plan to support Ukraine, calling for an urgent €10B investment in Ukraine’s defense. Following the second round of emergency talks between European and Canadian leaders on Wednesday hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, Lithuania’s Head of State, Gitanas Nauseda, urged all... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #GitanasNauseda #KristenMichal #NATOUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine
The EU’s new Russian sanctions will sever 13 additional Russian banks from SWIFT. Another 13 banks will be removed from the international payment system as part of the 16th package of EU sanctions. Representatives from 27 EU countries, including Hungary, agreed upon this new set of... #Gazprombank #RussianBanks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #SWIFT
What demands did Russia make during the negotiations with the US? At the meeting in Riyadh, Russia sought the release of its frozen state assets and an easing of US-applied sanctions. This amounts to approximately $6B, which represents the portion of the Russian Cen... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SaudiArabia
France and the EU continue to help Russia finance its war against Ukraine through gas and fertilizer purchases. According to an analysis by Friends of the Earth, while total Russian gas imports to the EU have decreased since 2021, imports of LNG and nitrogen fertilizers are on the rise. From 2021 to 2022, Russi... #France #RussianFertilizers #RussianGas #RussianLNG #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Ukraine can fund its defense in the war if adequate Russian sanctions are in place. As former US Deputy Secretary of State James Glassman noted, the US and the EU “did not pressure” Russia on the issue of sanctions because they overlooked the fact that Ukraine can replace... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #JamesGlassman #RussianProducts #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarinUkraine
The EU is preparing to seize shadow tankers on a primary Russian oil export route. European nations are engaged in closed discussions centered on confiscating clandestine Russian oil tankers in the Baltic Sea, a key pathway for transporting Russian oil via aging vessels. Approximate... #BalticSeaPorts #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #Zelenskyy
Trump is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia to stop the war. US President Donald Trump is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia to end its war against Ukraine, said Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg. He rated Russia’s pain resulting from curre... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #Putin #RussianOligarchs #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding
The occupied territories hold minerals that are worth trillions; Ukraine will not give these resources away but will allow its allies to earn profit on reconstruction. The value of Ukrainian minerals in the Russian-occupied territories is estimated at trillions of dollars, which means that sanctions that lead to Russian financial losses of $10-20B in specific sector... #CriticalMetals #investments #MineralMining #MiningIndustry #OccupiedTerritoriesOfUkraine #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineReconstruction #Zelenskyy
Biden’s farewell sanctions have collapsed Russian oil prices. In the last days of his term, the Biden administration imposed strict sanctions against more than 180 Russian tankers, dozens of oil trading and insurance companies, and two production companies. Afte... #JoeBiden #OilRevenuesRussia #OilTankers #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Russia has growing problems exporting its oil as the latest sanctions hit the “shadow fleet” hard. Russian tankers have used various tactics to circumvent restrictions and deliver Russian oil while concealing its source. But now the “shadow fleet” consisting of about 1,300 ships is face... #Oilexport #OilTankers #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
PACE adopts a resolution on peace in Ukraine. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution, Europe’s commitment to a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine, which is the main document to emerge from the 202... #CompensationForUkraine #PACE #PeaceTalks #RussiaWarCrimes #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarinUkraine
Russian LNG, aluminum, and the shadow fleet: What is the new EU sanctions package targeting? The 16th package of EU sanctions targeting Russia will not include a general ban on the import of Russian LNG. Instead, LNG supplies to terminals not connected to the EU’s common gas distributio... #Belarus #LNG #RussianAluminum #Sanctions #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #SWIFT
Russia will find itself on the verge of collapse if it loses China, a large oil customer. Trading in Russian oil for March loadings in Asia has stopped as China is faced with a wide price gap between buyers and sellers. This comes after tanker freight costs soared due to the latest round o... #China #India #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Zelenskyy negotiates the strengthening of Russian sanctions and the opening of negotiation clusters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Krakow with President of the European Council Antonio Costa. Zelenskyy stressed the need to strengthen sanctions pressure as an essential tool for influe... #AntonioCosta #EuropeanIntegration #Poland #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineEUNegotiations #Zelenskyy
Can a decline in oil prices end the Russian war against Ukraine? US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg believes that stopping Russian aggression against Ukraine will require a reduction in the price of oil to $45 per barrel. The President of the Str... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #OPEC #RussianOil #RussianOilEmbargo #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU has agreed to extend Russian sanctions; the EC will negotiate gas transit terms with Ukraine with Slovakia and Hungary’s participation. On January 27, the EU Council of Ministers extended its economic sanctions targeting Russia for another six months. The previous restrictions were due to expire on January 31, but they will now be in ... #GasTransit #Hungary #KajaKallas #PeterSijarto #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Slovakia #VictorOrban
What leverage will enable Trump to achieve peace in Ukraine? To force the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to the table and begin serious peace talks, US President Donald Trump needs leverage. Steven Pifer, a former US ambassador to Ukraine, believes that this sho... #DonaldTrump #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PeaceTalks #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The Russian elite has begun considering peace talks with Ukraine, but there is a nuance. Economic difficulties are prompting some of the Russian elite to believe that the conflict in Ukraine must be resolved through negotiation. This week, US President Donald Trump said that levying addit... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
US State Department: We want to end the war against Ukraine so that it does not happen again; Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Donald Trump’s promise to end the war will become an official priority of US foreign policy. “We do not want the conflict to end and then resume... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The US has imposed restrictions on unfinished Russian oil tankers, and the EU has found a way to circumvent Hungary’s veto on Russian sanctions. Six Russian oil tankers being built at the Zvezda shipyard have been included in US sanctions among 183 total affected vessels. This is the first time tankers have been blacklisted before having set s... #Hungary #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #VictorOrban
Trump may use sanctions to finish off Moscow, which is running out of money for the National Welfare Fund. German energy analyst Tom O’Donnell said that the latest US sanctions could significantly harm Moscow, and that generally, sanctions against Russian oil could become a key weapon for US Presiden... #DonaldTrump #RussianEconomy #RussianNationalWelfareFund #SanctionsAgainstRussia #TomO'Donnell
New EU sanctions against Russia: Which sectors will be hit? The EU may include a ban on aluminum imports in the 16th package of Russian sanctions, which will be adopted in February. The ban will be implemented in stages. The US and Britain have already banned ... #Rusalk #RussianAluminum #RussianLNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
Tankers are anchored, and stocks are losing value: What is happening to the Russian oil industry after new US sanctions? At least 65 oil tankers have dropped anchor off the coast of China and Russia after the US announced a new package of sanctions. Data from ship tracking services show that five tankers have stopped mo... #Gazprom #MoscowExchange #OilTankers #Rosneft #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Trump is ready to lift restrictions on the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine and continue sanctions in order to force Putin to negotiate. Future US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz said that US President-elect Donald Trump is ready to lift restrictions on the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine to force Putin to sit down at t... #DonaldTrump #LongRangeWeapons #MikeWaltz #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Negotiation leverage: New oil sanctions will cause billions in monthly losses for Russia. The White House stated that new restrictions imposed against Russia are “the most significant sanctions against its energy sector.” They will cost Russia billions of dollars every month, a... #China #India #JoeBiden #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Despite the shadow fleet, Russia is losing revenue from a key source of financing for its war in Ukraine. Russia’s oil export revenues fell by $1.1B to $14.6B in November 2024 due to lower oil prices and export volumes, according to a study by the KSE. In November, Russian crude oil exports by sea fell by... #circumventionOfSanctions #OilTankers #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Moscow’s secret war-financing scheme is on the verge of collapse as planned spending doubles. According to former Morgan Stanley and Bank of America financier Craig Kennedy, the Kremlin is using an additional war-financing scheme in the shadows through the use of preferential lending to defens... #CraigKennedy #Kremlin #PeaceTalks #RussiaBudget #RussianEconomy #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Six European countries have called on the G7 to lower the Russian oil price ceiling. Six EU countries have called on the European Commission to lower the price ceiling for Russian oil that has been set by the G7 countries. Measures aimed at reducing oil export revenues are crucial bec... #G7 #McFaulYermak #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU is confident that Trump will continue to support Ukraine but is wary of easing sanctions against Russia. US President-elect Donald Trump has extended the timeline for the implementation of his campaign promise to end the war in Ukraine in a day to several months. According to EU allies, this is a signal ... #DonaldTrump #SanctionsAgainstRussia #USmilitaryAid #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The US is preparing new sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet. The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to impose additional sanctions on tankers carrying Russian oil, Reuters writes. According to sources in the publication, the Biden administration pla... #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
To end the Russian war sooner, the West must tighten oil sanctions against Moscow. The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering tightening sanctions against Russia, in an attempt to reduce Russia’s ability to finance its military aggression, and creating the pre... #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecondarySanctions #ShadowFleetRussia
Money above all: Russian sanctions are being weakened through exceptions. The US has made an exception to the sanctions imposed on Gazprombank to allow payment for Russian gas by Hungary and Turkey. The Hungarian Foreign Ministry believes the latest sanctions against Russia... #Gazprombank #Hungary #LPG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Turkey
The EU approves the 15th package of Russian sanctions that includes Chinese companies. The EU Council has approved the 15th package of sanctions against Russia, which applies to 54 individuals and 30 legal entities. The sanctions include top managers of leading Russian energy companies,... #China #circumventionOfSanctions #JanetYellen #NorthKorea #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Russia’s oil export revenue is growing, allowing it to finance its war in Ukraine. According to KSE analysis, in October 2024, Russia’s oil export revenue increased by $1.2B, to $15.6B. 85% of deliveries were made by shadow tankers, which allowed Russia to evade the price limi... #India #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #Turkey
The EU continues to fuel the Russian economy by increasing fuel purchases from Russian oil in India. According to a report by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), from January to August 2024 the EU bought almost 20% more fuel from three major Indian refineries that use Russian oil than last y... #India #IndianFuel #RussianEconomy #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
EU ambassadors can’t reach an agreement on the 15th package of Russian sanctions because of Lithuania and Latvia. Representatives of EU countries were not able to approve the 15th package of sanctions against Russia, aimed at its elusive shadow fleet. According to EU diplomats, Lithuania and Latvia blocked the ad... #EuropeanCommission #Latvia #Lithuania #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The European Parliament calls for Ukraine to be provided with Taurus missiles and additional Patriot systems amid the war’s new phase. The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on strengthening the EU’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s struggle against Russia’s aggressive war, in which it strongly criticizes ... #EuropeanParliament #MilitaryAid #PatriotSystems #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SupportUkraine #TaurusMissile
How do sanctions against Russia work, and what new restrictions are being prepared for the aggressor? Moscow allocated $7B to purchase microelectronics for the military-industrial complex but was not able to complete the purchase due to sanctions, said the Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Polic... #AndriiPyshnyi #DefenseIndustryRussia #Gazprombank #Microchips #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The EU is working to deploy new sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet by the end of the year; current restrictions affect less than 50% of Russian oil exports. According to Bloomberg, the sanctions package, which the EU plans to approve by the end of the year, will also include sanctions against those involved in this trade. Member states are still negotiati... #AgroRussia #RussianLNG #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The European Parliament will adopt a resolution on the struggle with the Russian shadow fleet. This week, the European Parliament is preparing to adopt a resolution calling for more “targeted” measures against the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet. Russia’s continued eva... #EnvironmentalPollution #EuropeanParliament #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The West is changing its position toward confiscation of frozen Russian assets. “If earlier the West spoke very cautiously about the possibility of using these assets, now we hear the statements of the G7 that these assets will remain immobilized. This is a ‘break in ... #AndriiPyshnyi #G7 #LoanForUkraine #nbu #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The US wants additional guarantees regarding its share of the G7’s loan to Ukraine. The US wants to receive an additional premium on its share of Ukraine’s €45B loan to compensate for the sanctions-related risks that this agreement carries, wrote Politico. The premium being neg... #G7 #HungaryVeto #LoansForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Russia’s upcoming financial crisis may provide a chance to end the war. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies notes that the Kremlin plans to spend $145B of its total $436B state budget on defense in 2025. This is more than 6.3% of Russia’s GDP, and the country’... #DefenseSpendingRussia #Kremlin #RussiaBudget #RussianEconomy #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Moscow still has dangerous combat forces that will enable it to engage in war, and oil revenue will be enough to finance aggression for several years. The commander of NATO forces in Europe, American General Christopher Cavoli, said that Russia has suffered significant losses in Ukraine but still has “dangerous fighting forces” that are ... #ChristopherCavoli #DefenseSpendingRussia #MilitarySpending #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarinUkraine
The EU cannot eliminate its Russian dependence; purchases of metal products and LNG are increasing. The results of January-August 2024 show that the EU imported 3.9 million tons of metallurgical products of Russian origin. Analysts note that import costs reached €1.87B, and predict that by the end o... #MetallurgyRussia #Russiaexport #RussianEconomy #RussianLNG #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU is waiting for the US presidential election and the end of Hungary’s presidency before discussing new Russian sanctions and reassessing Ukraine’s Victory Plan. In January, EU countries plan to resume discussions about new restrictions designed to damage the Russian economy. That is when Hungary, Moscow’s closest ally in the EU, will complete its six-mo... #EUCouncil #Hungary #Poland #SanctionsAgainstRussia #USelections #VictoryPlan
Will the FATF decision destroy the aggressor country’s economy? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will decide on October 22 whether to add Russia to its blacklist. Publicly, the FATF has stated that it considers Russia’s aggression unacceptable, but in ... #FATF #RussianEconomy #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Despite sanctions, the volume of Russia’s shadow fleet has increased by 70% in one year. According to KSE analyses, Moscow has increased the volume of its shadow fleet of oil tankers by almost 70% despite restrictions targeting insurers and shipping companies. The volume of Russian oil tr... #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
An ex-Russian government leader calls for increased support for Ukraine and suggests a way to leave Moscow without enough resources to continue the war. A drop in oil prices to $40 per barrel within a year would lead to Russia lacking funds to wage its war against Ukraine, said former Russian Prime Minister Mykhailo Kasyanov at the Warsaw Security For... #MykhailoKasyanov #RussianEconomy #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarinUkraine #WarsawSecurityForum
Experts have proposed a strategy to reduce Russian gas revenues. Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has generated almost €800B from the sale of energy resources, of which €33B has been paid by EU countries for Russian LNG. The Center for Economic Strateg... #RussianGas #RussianLNG #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WTO
