Sanctions

USA

US extends sanctions waiver for Russian oil giant Lukoil

A separate Treasury license on Thursday also authorized certain transactions involving Lukoil's Bulgaria entities through April 24, 2027.

15 October 2026

Europe News

French navy intercepts and boards 'shadow fleet' ship, Macron says

Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence says the DF Peak tanker is involved in the transportation of Russian crude oil and that it is associated with the Sovcomflot shipping firm.

12 October 2026

Sport

First Russian team in European tournament strikes diplomatic moves

The Kazan club was the first Russian club to play an official European club match in Greece, after discreet pressure to keep Russian symbols out of the Serafio pool.

9 October 2026

Europe News

EU sanctions former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova

The Council of the European Union confirmed the Russian commentator had been added to its sanctions list on Thursday. In France, she had already faced an expulsion order and an asset freeze, both of which she challenged.

24 September 2026

Europe Today

EU must 'act now' over Trump's attack on ICC, MEP says

Socialists and Democrats MEP Chloé Ridel said US President Donald Trump's attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC) are "unacceptable", accusing him of seeking to "erase the court" because it is "out of his control".

24 September 2026

Europe Today

Russia sanctions showdown leaves a bad taste

Good morning. This is Mared Gwyn, authoring today’s newsletter along with my colleague Angela Skujins, who’s live on your screens this morning. Today: how a Russia sanctions showdown is leaving a bad taste, and why Brussels is facing mounting pressure to address the energy crunch.

23 September 2026

USA

Trump promotes 'massive' Belarus potash deal to undercut Canada

The US president says fertilizer from Lukashenko's Russia-allied regime will cost far less than Canadian supplies, the latest sign of Washington's warming relationship with Minsk.

21 September 2026

USA

Trump signs into law sanctions package targeting Russia's economy

The bill received widespread opposition from Democrat lawmakers, who favoured tougher sanctions on Russia, but opposed provisions in the draft which would enable Trump to impose tariffs freely on nations that continue to buy large amounts of Russian energy.

19 September 2026

USA

US Congress approves Russia sanctions

US lawmakers have approved sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia's economy and Putin's inner circle, with Trump set to sign a bill that also threatens steep tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil, including China and India.

17 September 2026

Europe News

UK rejects Israel's 'damaging' retaliation against West Bank sanctions

The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since 1967 and has seen a surge in violence since the start of the war in Gaza, which broke out following the Hamas militant group's attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023.

9 September 2026

Israel

11 European nations to sanction Israeli settlements in the West Bank

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response.

8 September 2026

North Korea

First road bridge with Russia a sign of tighter ties, North Korea says

The opening on Monday came as Russia and North Korea have heavily boosted military and economic ties since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

8 September 2026

Europe News

Euroviews. EU sanctions: a person must never be merely a means to an end

The EU is announcing its biggest wave of sanctions since the war in Ukraine began, says leading German free-speech lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel in this opinion piece for Euronews. He argues the measures violate human dignity and Germany's constitution.

4 September 2026

Europe Today

Ukraine finance chief warns of tightest budget since war started

Marchenko tells Euronews exclusively that the country has not faced such budget constraints since 2022, the year the full-scale war began. He also calls for Russia frozen assets to be revived under new custodianship plan.

4 September 2026

Economy

Syria's president pays for coffee with Visa card as sanctions era ends

Syria's president paid for a coffee in Damascus with a Visa card this week to mark the country's removal from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism and the reconnection of its banks to the global financial system.

27 August 2026

Europe News

Ukraine sanctions ‘Masha and the Bear’ over alleged Russian propaganda

Ukraine sanctioned the creators of the Masha and the Bear cartoon — one of Russia’s most successful cultural exports — accusing the globally popular children’s cartoon of spreading pro-Russian narratives to young audiences.

21 August 2026