Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy delegation meets with Trump team โ€“ report

Top Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak involved, sources tell Reuters; Sullivan calls on Trump to maintain defence production ramp-up. What we know on day 1,016A Ukrainian delegation met on Wednesday with senior representatives of Donald Trump, …

G7 vows to clamp down on Russiaโ€™s oil sanctions evasion

Group commits to unspecified measures to enforce price cap on Russian exports in response to Ukraine warFinance ministers of the G7 nations vowed on Saturday to step up efforts to prevent Russia from evading sanctions imposed after its invasion of Ukra…

Pro-Ukraine pledges proving too contentious for EU-Gulf summit, leak shows

A draft joint statement seen by POLITICO shows Gulf states rejecting a unified call to cease aid for Russia and crack down on sanctions evasion.

Biden pledges $7.9B in military aid to Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy meeting

Helping Ukraine has been a top priority of his administration, US president says, “But there is more work to do.”

US eyes Iranian oil exports as threat of Israel attack grows

Tehran relies on shipments of crude to prop up its sanctions-stricken economy.

Ukraine war briefing: Turkey launches new Ukrainian warship

Crimea under missile and drone attack; Estonia to clamp down on sanctions evasion via its Russian border. What we know on day 891The Ukrainian first lady, Olena Zelenska, has attended in Turkey the launch of the Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi, an anti-submarine…

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy salutes Joe Bidenโ€™s โ€˜unwavering supportโ€™

Russians claim capture of two villages; squeeze on smuggling of chips through Chinese territory to Russia is having effect. What we know on day 880Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraineโ€™s president, has released a statement after Joe Biden stood down from the US…

UK sanctions watchdog flops in face of Russiaโ€™s war

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, OFSI has issued zero fines for sanctions evasion, despite ยฃ22.7 billion of frozen Russian assets.

EU proposes first sanctions on Russiaโ€™s LNG sector

Until now, the EU hasn’t targeted Moscow’s lucrative gas sector. The proposed sanctions would hit about a quarter of Russia’s LNG revenues.

UAE set to be removed from money laundering โ€˜gray listโ€™

Critics say the push to remove UAE from a list of wayward jurisdictions was driven by political considerations.

Netherlands arrests 3 on suspicion of dodging Russia sanctions

Raids were also carried out in Estonia, Latvia, Germany and Canada as part of the investigation.

Press release – Deal on a single rulebook against money laundering and terrorist financing

On Thursday, MEPs finalised a deal with the Council on new measures to beef up an EU toolkit to fight money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion.Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home A…

Clampdown on the evasion of sanctions against Russia should ‘start at home’ – EU envoy

The European Union’s sanctions evasion clampdown – aimed at stopping countries from inadvertently providing Russia with EU-made technology used in military equipment – should start at home, according to the bloc’s sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan.

Moscow scoffs at new US sanctions, saying Washington โ€˜shouldnโ€™t hold its breathโ€™

US measures announced Thursday target Russian energy industry, metals and mining, defense procurement and banks.

US imposes sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia over war in Ukraine

The US imposed sweeping new sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, targeting Russia’s future energy capabilities, sanctions evasion and a suicide drone that has been a menace to Ukrainian troops, in sanctions on hundreds of people and entities.