The EU and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for the United States to join them, a day after President Donald Trump’s phone call with Vladimir Putin failed to elicit a promise for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
https://gcaptain.com/eu-britain-go-ahead-with-new-russia-sanctions-without-waiting-for-trump/
The EU will propose to G7 finance ministers this week to lower the current $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil as part of the new sanctions package against Moscow, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday.
https://gcaptain.com/eu-likely-to-propose-to-g7-lowering-price-cap-on-russian-oil-to-50-per-barrel/
Estonia said on Thursday that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea during an attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a “shadow fleet” defying Western sanctions on Moscow.
https://gcaptain.com/estonia-confirms-russia-sent-jet-after-attempt-to-stop-sanction-breaking-ship/
The European Union must focus on a new sanctions package to suffocate Russia’s economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
https://gcaptain.com/eu-ramps-up-pressure-on-russias-economy-with-17th-sanctions-package/
(Bloomberg) — Four new Russian companies have sought India’s approval to provide insurance for crude oil tankers docking at ports in the South Asian nation, according to people familiar with…
https://gcaptain.com/more-russian-insurers-seek-indian-nod-for-oil-tanker-coverage/
By Julian Lee and Lucia Kassai Apr 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A slump in oil prices is allowing Russia’s crude to be carried on tankers owned and insured by western companies, helping…
https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-shipments-shift-to-western-tankers-as-prices-slump/
Two tankers hit by U.S. sanctions are due to offload Russian Arctic Oil in Syria for the first time, days after Moscow made its first known delivery of diesel there in more than a decade, according to LSEG data, a government source and local TV.
https://gcaptain.com/russia-ships-arctic-oil-to-syria-for-first-time/
The delivery of a two-million-barrel cargo of Russian oil to China took seven times longer than it would have done prior to a round of US sanctions imposed on Moscow back in January.
https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-delivery-takes-seven-times-longer-after-sanctions/
US sanctions on Russia’s oil tanker fleet are showing signs of faltering, after a clutch of blacklisted vessels loaded cargoes for the first time in more than a year to drive up the country’s crude shipments.
https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-flows-surge-in-sign-us-sanctions-starting-to-crumble/
Three Years On: New UK and EU Sanctions against Russia
In response to ongoing geopolitical tensions, on 24 February 2025 both the United Kingdom and the European Union published significant updates to their respective sanctions regimes. These measures are wide-ranging and aim to further constrain Russia’s ability to continue its illegal war and come at a key moment in the dynamic between Russia, Ukraine and western powers. From a broader perspective, the package of sanctions provides a direct...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/05/hfw-briefing-russian-sanctions-update/