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Philip Morris International led the list, paying $220 million, followed by PepsiCo ($135 million), Mars ($99 million), and others such as Procter & Gamble, Mondelez, Citigroup, and Cargill.
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US
The US Treasury Department designed over 180 ships and Russian oil majors Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, fulfilling “the G7 commitment to reduce Russian revenues from energy.”
Jan. 11
Germany
The German authorities have undertaken rescue measures after a Panama-flagged oil tanker began to drift in the Baltic Sea near Germany’s Rügen island.
Jan. 11
China
Western military issues media claims that the TRC auto parts manufacturers had helped improve servo systems for Russian guide bombs and Shaheds shown to be Chinese fakes.
Jan. 8
War in Ukraine
“Dozens” of Ukrainian desertions reported at French barracks as Macron asks Kyiv to be “realistic;” A peaceful transition of power in US this time; Biden increases sanctions on Russian oil exports.
Jan. 7
Russia
The Deputy Speaker of Russia’s State Duma has complained that its mass media is overrun by predictions from “magicians, astrologers, fortune tellers, shamans and other ‘predictors’.”
Jan. 3
Russia
The Estlink 2 submarine cable between Finland and Estonia was disconnected on Christmas Day, just over a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish waters in the Baltic Sea.
Dec. 26, 2024
Russia
Ukrainian military experts tell the German media they have seen a noticeable falling-off in the quality of Russian-built Shahed / Geran 2 kamikaze drones during recent attacks against Ukraine.
Dec. 23, 2024
Explained
Ksenia Yudaeva, a sanctioned Russian central banker advisor, has been appointed by Moscow as its executive director for Russia. How will the IMF and the US respond?
Dec. 23, 2024
Hungary
The EU currently has 15 packages of sanctions against Russia, which must be unanimously renewed every six months by all 27 member states.
Dec. 20, 2024
Russia
It seems probable the two ships were either part of Russia’s “shadow tanker” fleet, or en route to pump sanctions-evading Russian oil aboard a “clean” tanker.
Dec. 17, 2024
EU
Pro-Ukraine civil society groups slam the EU for failing to close loopholes and fully ban Russian fossil fuels in adopted 15th sanctions package.
Dec. 16, 2024
Russia
Serbia has maintained a close relationship with Moscow since the invasion of Ukraine and refuses to impose sanctions, even though it is an EU candidate country.
Dec. 14, 2024
Russia
EU lawmakers recently demanded more targeted sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet.
Dec. 12, 2024
Ukraine
Ukraine Has Imposed Sanctions on Ivanishvili and His Accomplices – the Ones Who Are Selling Out the Interests of Georgia and Its People – Address by the President
Dec. 5, 2024
US
The US has sanctioned five people and four companies linked to a Russian group using digital assets to avoid international sanctions and fund the war in Ukraine with illegal money.
Dec. 4, 2024
The German authorities have undertaken rescue measures after a Panama-flagged oil tanker began to drift in the Baltic Sea near Germany’s Rügen island.
Jan. 11