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EU court has left Russian billionaire Gutseriev under EU sanctions

The European Court of Justice considered the appeal of Russian billionaire Mikail Gutseriev, whose fortune was estimated by Forbes at $5.8 billion in 2025, and published its decision. The businessman…

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Russian tried to sell the plane to Russia, circumventing EU sanctions

In Lithuania, a Russian tried to sell a plane to Russia, bypassing EU sanctions The Klaipeda District Prosecutor's Office has submitted to the court a criminal case in which a…

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UK sanctions monitoring officials fine a company for not responding to a request

In the UK, a company was fined for not responding to an official request from an agency overseeing financial sanctions. The British Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI*) announced that…

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Australia deployed HMAS Sydney to enforce sanctions against North Korea

The Australian Defence Department has announced the deployment of HMAS (Her Majesty's Australian Ship), the cruiser Sydney, to enforce sanctions against North Korea. HMS Sydney participates in Operation Argos, an…

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposes new sanctions on companies from Russia, China, and Iran

The President of Ukraine imposed new sanctions on companies from Russia, China, and Iran, as well as on individuals. On May 9th, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decree No.301/2025, which introduced…

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UK imposed massive sanctions on the Russian “shadow” fleet

The UK has imposed massive sanctions on the Russian "shadow" fleet. In total, more than 100 new positions have been added to the UK's sanctions list on May 9. These…

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UK Lord and MP on Russian sanctions: “Their sanctions will simply have the opposite effect”

In April, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs imposed personal sanctions on several members of the British Parliament. The list included 21 British subjects, including members of the House of…

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Latvia gets rid of fertilizers from the Russian businessman Mazepin

The Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia (FID) reported that most of the fertilizers (ammonium nitrate), which had not been transported anywhere before due to sanctions, were removed from the SIA…

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Sanctions stop the work of a Russian zinc mining company

The Government of the Republic of Tuva* announced that it has taken control over the situation with Longxing Mining Company, which has decided to suspend operations due to financial difficulties…

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US Congressmen prepared a sanctions bill for Georgia

The House of Representatives has supported the "MEGOBARI ACT" bill, which may lead to sanctions against leading Georgian politicians. U.S. Helsinki Co-Chairman, Congressman Joe Wilson has stated about the adoption…