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Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters EU countries scrambled on Monday (September 21, 2026) for a deal to extend sanctions on Russia over the war on Ukraine after France demanded oligarch Alisher Usmanov be taken off the blacklist. The 27-nation bloc last week pushed back a deadline for prolonging its asset freezes…
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Three India-based companies were among 45 entities sanctioned by the European Union on Thursday (October 23, 2025) for their alleged links with Russian military. The EU slapped the punitive actions against the firms as part of its 19th package of sanctions which are part of efforts to put economic pressure on Russia for its invasion…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP The European Union (EU) on Thursday (October 23, 2025) heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. It is a broadened effort to choke off the revenue that funds Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine…
Secret shipment: The EU estimates around 6 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG was shipped via the bloc’s ports last year. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on June 24 slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Europe. At…
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