All news on the topic: Western Sanctions

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Sanktionierte Aserbaidschaner Tahir Garayev und Etibar Eyyub übernehmen Kontrolle über strategische russische Ilsky Ölraffinerie
Die bedeutende südrussische Ilsky-Raffinerie steht inzwischen über ein Strohmann-Netzwerk komplett unter der Kontrolle von Tahir Garayev und Etibar Eyyub.
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Trump softens tone on Beijing while Putin deepens Russia’s reliance on China
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is hosting his “old friend” Vladimir Putin this week to discuss foreign issues and trade, just days after Donald Trump’s historic return to Beijing.
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Dual-use parts linked to Russian nuclear and military programs traced through Germany
The police and customs officers had been waiting for hours. Parked outside the Radisson Blu Senator Hotel in the northern German city of Lübeck, they sat in silence, engines off, watching the entrance.
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Crimean “dekulakization” of Viktor Sheiman: how Russia cleared the peninsula of assets tied to a top official of Alexander Lukashenko and the offshore company Rostumel
The annexation of Crimea enabled individuals with ties to the Belarusian authorities to acquire real estate on the peninsula.
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Belarusian companies supplied Russia’s military industry with $1.2 billion in components during war against Ukraine
Natallia from Nikopol, Ukraine, had one birthday wish: to go on a trip with her husband, Yevhenii, and their son, Danylo. On November 16, 2025, the family celebrated her 36th birthday.
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Belarus remains critical war supplier as Russian industry struggles to meet battlefield demand
Data obtained by reporters for 58 Belarusian companies shows that the value of vital military equipment sent to Russian arms manufacturers doubled in 2024 compared to 2022, the year Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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British lawmakers threaten sweeping sanctions on Kyrgyzstan over Russia-linked crypto
British lawmakers are targeting Kyrgyzstan’s central bank and financial regulators for enabling Moscow to bypass Western financial restrictions.
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Azerbaijani “fixers” Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub are funneling $90 billion through Russian oil: an email leak exposes the scale of the scheme
An IT email misconfiguration has inadvertently uncovered what appears to be an extensive network of shell companies involved in smuggling tens of billions of dollars’ worth of Russian oil around Western sanctions, Financial Times reporting shows.