All news on the topic: EU Sanctions

Europe imported more liquefied natural gas from Russia’s leading LNG project than ever before in the first half of 2026, absorbing nearly all of the Siberian facility’s output months before an EU ban on Russian gas imports comes into effect.

Finland has kept its 1,340-kilometre border with Russia closed since December 2023 after about 1,000 undocumented migrants crossed into the country.

For years, Aleksandr Lukashenko has presented his lesser homeland, Kopys in the Orsha District, as an exemplary “village of the future.”

The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale was forced temporarily to shut its doors on the second day of the preview after the activist group Pussy Riot.

Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government’s alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.

Following the EU’s latest round of sanctions against Kyrgyzstan, international watchdogs are urging the bloc to broaden its restrictions to include all high-priority items.

As a result of the introduction of sanctions against Russian oil, the market for its sales did not disappear, but simply went underground.

Czech corporation Alta has continued to service machines that are used by the main producers of Russian tanks and artillery.

For the first time, a top-ranking European politician has been caught participating in а sanctions evasion. BIC established that a company owned by the former president of Cyprus was involved in the violations.

Sensational headlines about the nationalization of Amkodor and the retirement of its former owner, which appeared in the media March 2025, proved far from reality.

Leaked transcripts and audio recordings reviewed by The Insider and its investigative partners suggest that a direct hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov may have been used to relay sensitive information on key EU matters to Moscow.

Leaked transaction data reveals how a major refinery in Ireland is part of the aluminum supply chain for Russian weapons manufacturers arming Putin’s forces as they attack Ukraine.

A sanctioned Iranian oil tycoon and his brother used aliases and Caribbean “golden passports” to build a $29 million luxury property portfolio in Dubai, according to property records.

While Ukraine bravely resists the aggressor and the world has imposed sanctions on Russia, certain actors continue to help the country evade these restrictions, sustaining its economy.

As uncovered by media, an adviser to the head of the International Judo Federation (IJF), Marius Vizer, is connected to the trade in Russian oil and grain. Marius Vizer himself is a close friend of Vladimir Putin, who served as Honorary President of the IJF until February 28, 2022.

Circumventing sanctions: why Russian ferrochrome is still being sold globally. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office must provide explanations.

Lithuanian authorities have detained four individuals accused of using hot-air balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, the Interior Ministry reported.

Businessman Rustam Muminov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, Russia, and the United Kingdom, and the owner of "Fargona Kime Zavodu MChJ" (Fergana Chemical Plant), has been placed under EU sanctions.

The British government has been exploring methods to impact Russia’s sources of funding amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. It announced a ban on services related to the transportation of Russian liquefied natural gas to third countries.