Because of sanctions, Russia and China are returning to barter exchange of goods for the first time in 30 years. Russia and China are discussing barter trade agreements that will help bypass the US-controlled SWIFT international banking system and limit currency risks; the first such transaction could take place... #BarterAgreements #China #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
Ukraine has a plan to resolve the oil transit issue with Slovakia. Ukraine will guarantee the transit of oil from companies that are not subject to sanctions and is ready to settle the transit issue with Slovakia in accordance with the Association Agreement with the ... #DruzhbaPipeline #Hungary #LukOil #OilTransit #PeterSzijjártó #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Slovakia
Lukoil is increasing its oil exports by sea due to the ceasing of transit through Ukrainian territory, and Hungary accuses Ukraine of blackmail. The largest Russian private oil company, Lukoil, has increased oil exports through the country’s seaports, as supplies through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia and Hungary are currently suspende... #DruzhbaPipeline #GazpromNeft #Hungary #LukOil #OilTransit #Rosneft #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Sanctions are slowly destroying Russian businesses with payment issues. New US restrictions imposed in June have put local banks in countries that trade with Russia at a higher risk of so-called secondary penalties, which is delaying or disrupting payments to and from cou... #China #RussianBusiness #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecondarySanctions #Turkey
The EU is preparing indefinite sanctions to be placed on Russian assets to enable Ukraine’s $50B loan as part of the G7 initiative. EU countries are discussing options for extending the period between reviews of the sanctions on the Russian central bank’s assets to ensure the operation of the G7 plan to provide Ukraine with ... #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #RussianCentralBank #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU will adjust sanctions to ensure the earnings from frozen Russian assets are not interrupted. The EU has presented member states with two options to freeze Russian Central Bank assets for extended periods. It seeks to assuage US concerns over a G7 plan to leverage the profits from these assets... #G7 #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #RussianCentralBank #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SupportUkraine
Europe will increase pressure on the Russian shadow fleet, but Moscow is preparing for restrictions on LNG. 44 European countries have agreed on the introduction of measures against the Russian Federation’s so-called shadow fleet, which is used to circumvent international restrictions. The joint ̶... #LNG #OilTankers #RussianLNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Slovakia threatens to suspend the supply of petroleum products to Ukraine over sanctions against Russian Lukoil. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke over the telephone with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, during which he criticized the inclusion of the Russian company Lukoil, whose oil is also used ... #DenysShmyhal #LukOil #MOL #RobertFico #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Slovnaft
Trump plans to ease sanctions against Russia, and Orban calls on the EU to restore relations with Russia and to prepare for the suspension of US aid to Ukraine. US presidential candidate Donald Trump considers easing sanctions against Russia as one of the components of his plan to end the war in Ukraine. “With sanctions, we push everyone away from us. T... #DonaldTrump #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SanctionsAgainstRussia #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
One more Russian industry has problems with exports due to the strengthening of American sanctions and the mass blocking of bank payments. Thus, Russian metallurgists faced a sharp drop following coal companies, which lost 17% of exports in January-June. According to Russian Railways, the export of metals by rail decreased by 14% compare... #MetallurgyRussia #PaymentsBlocking #Russiaexport #RussianEconomy #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The White House is in no hurry to increase pressure on the Russian shadow fleet due to a possible negative impact on the cost of energy carriers on the eve of the elections. Officials at the US Treasury Department have proposed new restrictions designed to halt a fleet of aging oil tankers that help transport Russian oil in defiance of international sanctions. However, as... #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #WhiteHouse
Ukraine must continue to target Russian oil refineries in order to weaken the aggressor’s economy. This year, Ukraine has struck at least 20 oil facilities in Russia with its drones. According to analysts, as of the end of March these strikes have reduced the production of light petroleum products ... #AttackOnRussia #OilRefineryRussia #RussianEconomy #RussiaOilRefineryDamages #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The Russian Federation’s economy is still far from a crisis, but if oil prices fall significantly, it will begin. This opinion was expressed by the Vice President of the Kyiv School of Economics, Elina Rybakova, who added that the Russian economy is overheated, but it is difficult to achieve a crisis if the West ... #OilEmbargo #RussianEconomy #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Another dependence on the Russian Federation appeared in the EU, which threatens food security. A flow of cheap Russian fertilizers could drive European producers out of business, threatening long-term global food security. In particular, 33% of urea imports, the cheapest form of nitrogen fertil... #GlobalFoodSecurity #RussianFertilizers #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SKWpiesteritz #YaraInternational
The EU has agreed on the 14th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, targeting LNG and the shadow tanker fleet. The new measures include a ban on the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas and a plan to hold EU operators responsible for sanctions violations by their subsidiaries and partners in third co... #circumventionOfSanctions #RussianLNG #RussiaWarCrimes #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The EU’s 14th package of Russian sanctions targets shadow tankers, exports of liquefied gas, and dozens of people who support the war. The EU will introduce restrictions on 20 individuals and 22 legal entities in the latest package of sanctions against Russia. The EU has already issued 13 sanctions packages on Russia following its fu... #Hungary #IndividualSanctions #RussianLNG #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The US demands long-term sanctions against the Russian Federation from the EU in exchange for $50B in aid for Ukraine. The US is demanding guarantees from the EU that sanctions against Russia will be maintained in order to implement a loan mechanism that will provide Ukraine with a $50B loan secured by profits from fr... #G7 #LoansForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianAssetsProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SupportUkraine
The G7 and the EU are working on restrictions for international banks that assist Russia. G7 countries and the EU are studying ways to increase pressure on banks from third countries that help the Russian Federation circumvent sanctions. Currently under discussion are restrictions aimed at... #circumventionOfSanctions #EuropeanBanks #G7 #RussianBanks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
The easing of EU sanctions on Russian metal will provide Putin with €1.5B for weapons. Despite numerous sanctions, the Russian economy is developing and growing (2.2% last year), and the country continues earning billions in the European market. Therefore, said Aaron Pluto, a strategic ... #AaronPluto #MetallurgyRussia #MetalProductsRussia #RussianEconomy #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The US Treasury requires European banks to strengthen monitoring of compliance with sanctions against the Russian Federation. Heads of European banks should intensify their efforts to implement measures that are designed to stop Russia’s attempts to circumvent sanctions, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. She not... #circumventionOfSanctions #EuropeanBanks #JanetYellen #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecondarySanctions
Turkey helped Russia earn €3.1B from the export of petroleum products to the EU. Last year, Turkey became the world’s largest buyer of Russian oil products, reported CSD and CREA analysts. In their view, Turkey has become a strategic transshipment point for Russian oil produ... #circumventionOfSanctions #OilEmbargo #PetroleumProducts #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Turkey
What does Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine and the Russian Federation envisage? The America First Policy Institute, a pro-Donald Trump organization, has released a book outlining a national security strategy aimed at Trump winning the US presidential election. The book offers som... #DonaldTrump #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
The EU will introduce sanctions against Russia’s LNG, hitting Moscow and its Asian partners. In the next package of sanctions against Russia, the EU seeks to ban the use of its ports for the re-export of liquefied natural gas. As Bloomberg points out, although blocking access will not prevent... #EUsanctions #LNG #RussianGas #RussianLNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries have proved more effective than Western sanctions. Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are now doing what the Western sanctions regime has failed to achieve. Foreign affairs analysts state that one of the world’s largest oil producers is... #AttackOnRussia #OilRefineryRussia #RussianOil #RussiaOilRefineryDamages #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarinUkraine
Russia continues to find loopholes to circumvent sanctions; Swiss banks came in handy. Some Swiss banks are ready to work with rubles, although in 2023, due to the tightening of service rules, customers of Swiss banks with Russian passports faced the threat of having their accounts bloc... #circumventionOfSanctions #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SwissBanks #Yakovlev
The EU has prepared the 14th sanctions package on the Russian Federation, and LNG trade and the fight to close loopholes are under the spotlight. The European Commission sent the bloc’s countries a draft of the 14th package of sanctions to be levied against the Russian Federation, which targets the trade of liquefied gas. The concept is to ban ... #BanRussianGas #circumventionOfSanctions #LNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The Russian gas monopolist has recorded a loss for the first time in a quarter of a century due to the loss of the European market. The export of petroleum products from the Russian Federation has fallen to a two-year low. Due to a sharp reduction in supplies to Europe in 2023, the Gazprom corporation lost ₽629B ($6.8B). According... #Gazprom #OilRefineryRussia #RussianGas #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The US has imposed sanctions against almost 300 Russian and foreign companies and private individuals for supporting the Russian war against Ukraine. The list of Chinese companies, particularly, included Hong Kong’s Finder Technology Ltd, which exported 293 batches of parts for drones and electronics. Among the companies from the Russian Fede... #BryanskAutomobilePlant #ChineseCompanies #DefenseIndustryRussia #DualUseGoods #ProtonPlant #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The US is considering a ban on Russian uranium but has temporarily allowed settlements in the energy sector with Russian banks. The Biden administration is considering banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia. Bloomberg writes that negotiations are ongoing, but no decisions have been made yet. Data from the US Depart... #G7 #RussianEnergyResources #RussianTrade #RussianUranium #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Ukrainian metallurgists call for an end to the import of Russian iron and replacing it with Ukrainian and EU goods. The National Association of Extractive Industries of Ukraine (NADPU) called on the EU to take active measures to stop importing MMC products from the Russian Federation. It should be noted that the EU... #EUmarket #IronOreExport #MetallurgyRussia #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Ukrainianmetallurgy
How is Russia able to earn billions to fund its war through oil, gas, and metal? Russia’s revenues from the sale of oil and gas in April will almost double compared to the previous year and amount to $14B, thanks to rising prices. According to Reuters, revenues from the sale... #Rosneft #RussiaMilitaryExpenditures #RussianEconomy #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarinUkraine
The US House passed $61B financial aid bill for Ukraine the possibility for confiscation of Russian assets. The bill provides for an appropriation of $60.8B, where defense expenditures are expected to be $49.9B. US President Joe Biden promised to sign the aid bill as soon as it is approved by both Houses of... #JoeBiden #MikeJohnson #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SanctionsAgainstRussia #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #USsupportsUkraine #Zelenskyy
Due to sanctions, Russia struggles to receive billions of dollars in export revenue. The strengthening of American sanctions and the refusal by foreign banks to pay Russian companies have deprived Moscow of billions of dollars in foreign exchange. In March, the Russian Federation earn... #RussianCentralBank #RussianEconomy #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU is preparing the 14th package of sanctions, while Russian oligarchs are escaping previous sanctions through the EU court. As EC Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis reported: “We have started the preparation of the 14th package of sanctions, which should be adopted in the spring. It will probably include a wide list o... #MykhayloFridman #PetroAven #RussianOligarchs #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ValdisDombrovskis
Russia plans to restore operations at the drone-damaged oil refineries by June, but sanctions stand in their way. The Russian minister of energy stated: “Repairs at the factories are underway. We plan to fix several refineries in April-May, perhaps by the beginning of June.” At the same time, since Ja... #LukOil #OilRefineryRussia #RussiaOilRefineryDamages #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Sanctions against the Russian mining and metallurgical industry: Will Ukraine benefit? As a result of European sanctions on the Mining and Metallurgical Industry (MMI), Russia’s export of metallurgical raw materials, semi-finished products, rolled steel, and pipes to the EU decrea... #MetallurgyRussia #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Ukrainianmetallurgy
The EU plans to ban the import of Russian agricultural products. The EC is currently assessing the possibility and impact of blocking the import of farm products from the Russian Federation, the executive vice-president of the EC, Valdis Dombrovskis, said. He added... #AgroExportRussia #AgroRussia #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ValdisDombrovskis
Sanctions are starting to have an effect: contractors are severing ties with the Russian Federation. Turkey’s Dertyol terminal, which received record volumes of Russian oil last year, will no longer accept cargo from Russia due to increased US sanctions. Global Terminal Services (GTS), which ma... #DertyolTerminal #OilEmbargo #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Sinokor
The Russian Federation’s export revenue falls by 28%. The main reason for the change in trade balance is the effect of sanction restrictions. The most painful blows to exports are a reduction in the supply of raw energy supplies and a decrease in their p... #AgroRussia #Gazprom #Russiaexport #RussianEconomy #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Russia has not yet felt the full force of its sanctions, but in the coming years, a collapse is inevitable. Sanctions against Russia have damaged its economy and weapons production capabilities and created problems for years to come. But their impact has developed more slowly than expected. This is perhaps ... #RussianEconomy #RussianFossilFuels #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
British equipment and machinery worth hundreds of millions of pounds continue to enter Russia. While British exports to Russia have fallen sharply, exports of drones, optical devices, and heavy engineering products to several former Soviet countries, from Uzbekistan to Georgia, have grown unpre... #ArmyEquipmentImport #circumventionOfSanctions #DualUseGoods #ExportToRussia #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU is very close to officially adopting the 13th package of sanctions. The ambassadors of the EU have agreed on the 13th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. It will be officially approved on February 24, the second anniversary of the Russian Federation&#... #AlexeyNavalnyy #DefenseIndustryRussia #RussianDrones #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UrsulavonderLeyen
Western oil and gas companies generated record profits due to the Russian war in Ukraine. The five largest Western oil and gas companies, including Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies, have made more than $281B in profits since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of... #Chevron #EuropeanOilCompanies #ExxonMobil #RussianEnergy #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Shell
The EU plans to damage Russian drone production with the 13th package of sanctions. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Annalena Baerbock, said that the EU will include restrictions targeting the production of drones in the 13th package of Russian sanctions. The head of the M... #AnnalenaBaerbock #DefenseIndustryRussia #JosepBorrell #RussianDrones #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The US is putting pressure on Russian-Turkish trade but, at the same time, spending billions on Russian oil products. The US threat to impose sanctions on financial companies doing business with Russia has chilled Turkish-Russian trade, disrupting or slowing some payments for imported oil and Turkish exports. “... #IndianFuel #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #TurkeyRussiaTrade
Hungary has blocked the approval of a new package of EU sanctions against Russia and China. At a meeting of EU ambassadors on February 14, Hungary was the only country not to support the 13th package of sanctions targeting nearly 200 individuals and entities from Russia, China, and other cou... #EUsanctions #HungaryVeto #JohnSmith #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Russian exports fell almost 30% in a year, and US sanctions have blocked their tanker fleet. According to Reuters, the total volume of Russian exports decreased by 28.3% to $425.1B. The most noticeable drop was in European supplies, which was by 68% to $84.9B. On the other hand, exports to As... #OilEmbargo #Russiaexport #RussianEconomy #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Brussels demands that the EU member states work urgently to stop the illegal flow of goods to Russia. In a letter sent to the EU’s capitals, the EC warned there was a need for “immediate, concerted, and decisive action from all of us.” Although the sanctions are agreed upon at the EU level... #circumventionOfSanctions #DualUseGoods #ReExportWeapons #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Brussels is softening the restrictions in the next Russian sanctions package to ensure faster implementation. The EC will not add any new import bans to the 13th package of sanctions against Russia, which is planned to be adopted by the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. As Reut... #DualUseGoods #EUsanctions #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Sanctions are not an obstacle: Russia exports oil products to the EU through Turkey. Before the full-scale war in Ukraine started, the Turkish Dörtyol oil terminal received Iraqi oil and transferred it to tankers. However, since the first sanctions against Russia began to affect the e... #DörtyolOilTerminal #OilEmbargo #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
