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
The EU has extended sanctions against Russia for another six months. The EU Council extended the economic sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation due to its invasion of Ukraine until July 31, 2024. The sanctions cover a wide range of sectoral measures, including re... #EUsanctions #RussianOilEmbargo #RussiawithoutSWIFT #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Sanctions and drones have finally reached the Kremlin’s oil and gas revenues. The Rosneft Tuapse Oil Refinery stopped processing oil and as well as the production of petroleum products following an attack by Ukrainian drones. This is Russia’s only oil refinery on the Black Sea ... #DroneAttacksOnRussia #Rosneft #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #TuapseOilRefinery
The EU is preparing a large-scale support package for Ukraine with money and weapons to coincide with the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. According to FT, the long-awaited agreement to allocate €50B to Kyiv over four years, part of which may be paid out as soon as the deal is concluded, has been reached. €5B in annual military aid and t... #EuropeanPeaceFund #RussianAluminum #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
The EU is working on its 13th package of sanctions and wants a €5B reform to the military aid fund for Ukraine. The EU has started discussions on a new package of sanctions, which it aims to approve by February 24, the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Potential measures could include new l... #circumventionOfSanctions #EuropeanPeaceFund #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU is preparing its 13th package of anti-Russian sanctions but keeps buying Russian oil through India. The European Commission will begin negotiations with EU countries on the introduction of the 13th package of sanctions against Russia, which are planned to be adopted by the second anniversary of the ... #LukOil #RussianOil #RussianOilExport #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The Russian Federation’s monopoly in gas export has rolled back 40 years. The export of Russian natural gas is decreasing, and the total volume of supplies to foreign markets in 2023 amounted to 69 billion cubic meters. “If Russia could adapt to Western sanctions with oil e... #DanyloHetmantsev #Gazprom #RussiaGasExport #RussianGas #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The US is introducing new anti-Russian sanctions and cutting off gas supplies from the new Russian project; Switzerland joins the 12th package. Joe Biden signed a decree providing for economic measures against foreign financial institutions involved in supplying sanctioned military goods to Russia. Banks, pension funds, operators of payment s... #ArcticLNG2 #JoeBiden #LNG #Novatek #RussianGas #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU will pay compensation to companies whose assets were nationalized by Russia. Russian authorities have confiscated business assets belonging to Western companies that decided to leave the country, leaving them no alternative but to abandon their investment. The leaders of the E... #NationalizationRussia #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WesternCompaniesInRussia
Russian gas exporters’ profit decreased by three times, while Turkey saved $2B thanks to Russian oil. According to the results from January – November, Russian gas export turnover fell by three times, the Federal Customs Service of Russia reported. Gas supplies decreased in value by 69%, and in ... #RussianGas #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Russian exports to the EU decreased by $70B in the first half of the year. The largest drop was recorded in the hydrocarbons segment, particularly gas, crude oil, and petroleum products, which amounts to about $63B. The situation is worse with semi-finished products made of ... #Russiaexport #Russiandiamonds #RussianGas #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia
How are restrictions against Russian oil working one year after implementation? After Russia’s full-scale invasion, the gray fleet has accounted for more than half of Russia’s oil exports for the first time. The gray fleet helped Moscow survive the shock of Western sanction... #RussianOil #RussianOilEmbargo #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Some EU states want to soften the EC’s proposals for combating the circumvention of sanctions on Russia. The European Commission has proposed banning importers from reselling high-priority goods (such as semiconductors used to make weapons) to Russia and requiring a certain amount on deposit in a designa... #circumventionOfSanctions #ElectronicsExport #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU has agreed on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia, which will take €5B from the aggressor. On November 15, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and the European Commission presented a proposal for the twelfth package of sanctions against Russia. It provides for the introduction of... #JosepBorrell #Russiandiamonds #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The West has found a way to combat Russia’s circumvention of the oil price ceiling: Denmark will block tankers, and the US will focus on controlling shipping companies. The EU plans to instruct Denmark to check the availability of Western insurance and possibly block the passage of Russian oil tankers through its waters. This is part of the West’s efforts to reestabl... #circumventionOfSanctions #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU will approve the 12th sanctions package against the Russian Federation on November 15. Work on the 12th package of Russian sanctions is ending, the EU’s high representative for foreign policy, Josep Borrell, said. “This package will contain a larger list (of personal sanctio... #JosepBorrell #Russiandiamonds #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
In Kyiv, The President of the European Commission discussed EU expansion, support for Ukraine, and Russian sanctions. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Ukraine. After talks with him, von der Leyen noted that Ukraine has made significant progress on its way to E... #EUexpansion #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen #Zelenskyy
The Republicans have put forward a list of conditions for further assistance to Ukraine and expect a victory strategy from Biden and Zelenskyy. US Congressman Mike Garcia published a statement with a list of demands for the Biden administration, after which the Republicans will support the continuation of aid to Ukraine. Republicans are deman... #JoeBiden #MikeGarcia #SanctionsAgainstRussia #USsupportsUkraine #VictoryStrategy #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Moscow still receives huge revenues from energy exports, despite restrictions from the West. Russia is still selling its oil at much higher prices than the $60 per barrel mandated by the G7 countries due to strong demand from China and India, Politico writes. It is noted that the West’s... #Oilexport #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia
