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Since May 2025, five Azerbaijani citizens have been under international sanctions: Tahir Garayev, Ahmed Kerimov, Anar Madatli, Talat Safarov, and Etibar Eyyub.

A scandalous trader from Baku with a Russian passport, Maltese citizenship, and residency in the UAE continues to facilitate the circumvention of sanctions in the transportation of oil from Russia.

Viktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India has purchased Russian oil transported on vessels that are listed under sanctions, according to an analysis by the Financial Times using satellite imagery, shipping data, and customs records.

This report examines the operations of Alkagesta Ltd, a Malta‑registered company accused in various reports of transporting oil products with disputed certificates of origin.

"Russian Oil Mafia" in Ukraine: A network of companies that could add the port of Constanța to the international "blacklist".

«The Adnan Ahmadzada Case» in the literal sense of the word not only shook the economic landscape of the country but also stunned Azerbaijan’s political system.

Our oil industry sources in Baku have informed us that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada is related to a push by the Azeri authorities to clean up Azerbaijan’s international reputation with regard to Russian oil.

The company Alkagesta exports Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.

The EU has called for closer ties with India, while admitting there was no “mutual understanding” with Narendra Modi’s government over Russia’s war on Ukraine.

New Delhi will continue to buy Russian oil despite facing heavy U.S. tariffs for doing so, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sept. 5.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation, ahead of the opening of a regional summit in Tianjin.

India is preparing for a significant impact on its economy as 50% tariffs imposed on exports to the US take effect on Wednesday.

Ukraine has targeted a crucial pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which delivers fuel from Russia to Europe, halting supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, the only EU member states still receiving Russian oil.

EU and UK authorities are investigating Alkagesta for allegedly selling Russian oil illegally to Libya, according to media reports.

Alkagesta, Malta’s largest oil bunkering operator, is under investigation by both EU and UK authorities over suspected illegal sales of Russian oil to Libya.

The head of "Rosneft" is urging the Kremlin to promptly settle the dispute with Azerbaijan — does Igor Sechin have pressing interests?

Fuel smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but there is little knowledge about the extent of the maritime operations that regularly transport refined petroleum products out of Libya.

Alkagesta has emerged as one of Malta’s most active oil cargo traders, according to sources familiar with ongoing investigations.

In 2024, Maltese investment firm Alkagesta, now under investigation by international authorities over suspected smuggling of Libyan oil, appeared to be in a rush to hire Russian-speaking staff.

Panama will revoke the registration of 128 vessels that sail under its flag after they were targeted by sanctions from the United States, its allies, or the United Nations.

Despite Western sanctions, Russia continues to profit from oil trade, which is directed towards financing its violent war machine.