Panama hits Russia’s “shadow fleet”
The Panama Maritime Administration (PMA) has tightened the rules for the transshipment of oil from ship to ship with the participation of tankers registered under its flag. The PMA stated…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed new sanctions against Russia
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed new sanctions against Russia. On May 25, Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed two decrees - No. 344/2025 and No. 355/2025 - on the imposition…
US has actually lifted sanctions on Syria
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury Department has issued a general license (GL) 25 for Syria. This license allows transactions prohibited by the Sanctions Regulation,…
Australia removes ex-Russian businessman Makarov from the sanctions list
Australia, following the UK, lifted sanctions against Igor Makarov, a billionaire and the president of the ARETI International Group, registered in Cyprus. ARETI is focused on investments in various sectors…
Sanctions crush contracts of Russian football clubs
Sanctions have crushed the contracts of Russian football clubs. The Brazilian football club Botafogo announced that it was terminating the contract with Wendel (Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva), a midfielder…
The European Jewish Congress returns its President after lifting EU sanctions
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has elected Moshe (Viatcheslav) Kantor, a Russian-Israeli businessman, for a fifth term as its president. Kantor had been under EU sanctions since 2022 until March…
EU adopted 17th package of sanctions on Russia
The Council of the European Union has adopted 17th package of sanctions on Russia. “Russians want us to think that sanctions are not working, ‘they are hurting you more than…
UK imposed sanctions on Russian financial and defense sectors
The UK government has imposed new major sanctions on Russia to support of Ukraine. «Putin’s latest strikes once again show his true colours as a warmonger. We urge him to…
Poland detained 5 tons of tires for Boeing aircraft transported to Russia
Poland has detained 5 tons of tires for Boeing aircraft, which were apparently being transported to Russia, bypassing sanctions. The Polish National Revenue Administration (Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa, KAS) announced the…
Norway supports the lifting of sanctions on Syria
After US President Donald Trump announced on May 13 that he intended to order the lifting of sanctions against Syria, similar calls were heard in Europe. "I welcome President Trump’s…