European banks in Russia face โ€˜awful lot of riskโ€™, Yellen says

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that European banks face growing risks operating in Russia and the US is looking at strengthening its secondary sanctions on banks found to be aiding transactions for Russia’s war effort.

US secondary sanctions work: Russia struggles to collect oil payments

Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as banks in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates become more wary of US secondary sanctions.