Durex is selling its business in russia to a local manufacturer

United Kingdom

The British company Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to sell its hygiene products business in russia to Arnest Management LLC

24 Jul 2026

United Kingdom


China has imposed restrictions on European companies in response to the EU’s 21st package of sanctions

China

China has imposed sanctions on legal entities from Germany, France, Italy and other EU member states

24 Jul 2026

China


The Pentagon has blacklisted more than 30 russian universities and research centres

United States of America

The Pentagon has included more than 30 russian higher education institutions and research centres on its list of foreign organisations engaged in ‘problematic’ activities

24 Jul 2026

United States of America


Two senior russian sports officials have been hit with EU sanctions

European Union

Mikhail Degtyarev, Head of the russian Ministry of Sport, and Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the International Chess Federation, have been hit with EU sanctions

24 Jul 2026

European Union


The Council of the EU has approved the 21st package of sanctions against russia

European Union

The list includes 48 individuals and 170 companies and organisations from the financial, oil and defence industries, as well as propagandists

23 Jul 2026

European Union


russia’s civil aviation sector continues to decline due to international sanctions

Russia

russia is forced to strip even new, fully equipped aircraft for spare parts in order to maintain the airworthiness of its other aircraft

23 Jul 2026

Russia


The russian Curling Federation has lost its full membership status

Russia

The russian Curling Federation is no longer a full member of World Curling

23 Jul 2026

Russia


The Latvian Parliament has approved a ban on imports of books, toys and clothing from russia and Belarus

Latvia

The Latvian Saeima has adopted amendments to the Law ‘On Support for the Civilian Population of Ukraine’, which introduce a ban on the import of certain goods from russia

23 Jul 2026

Latvia


A German factory is to produce components for Western nuclear power stations in collaboration with russia’s Rosatom

Germany

Lower Saxony plans to produce fuel assemblies for nuclear power stations in collaboration with experts from russia’s Rosatom

22 Jul 2026

Germany


The European IRINI mission has intercepted a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that is believed to belong to russia’s shadow fleet

European Union

EU forces have boarded the oil tanker MV South Star, which is suspected of sailing under a false flag

22 Jul 2026

European Union


russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ continues to use forged documents

Russia

russian and Iranian ‘shadow fleets’ continue to use fake websites to create forged documents and mimic ship registers

22 Jul 2026

Russia


India is buying record volumes of russian oil despite US sanctions

India

Last month, more than 2.3 million barrels of russian oil were unloaded at Indian ports every day

21 Jul 2026

India


EU agency halts funding for the Venice Biennale following russia’s return

European Union

The EACEA has decided to terminate a €2 million grant to the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia following the reopening of the russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale

21 Jul 2026

European Union


Newsletter of the main news 13.07/19.07

A response to the deadliest strikes on Kyiv: the EU has sanctioned manufacturers of components for "Shahed" drones for the first time

19 Jul 2026


Support within the EU for new sanctions against russia is waning due to the stance taken by certain countries

European Union

Fewer and fewer EU countries are prepared to support new sanctions against russia, as these could harm their national companies

19 Jul 2026

European Union


russia uses both domestically produced and foreign-made components for its ‘Iskander’ and ‘Oreshnik’ missiles

Russia

russian missile production continues

18 Jul 2026

Russia


EPPO carries out investigative measures in customs and VAT fraud probe and suspected sanctions circumvention

Poland

In Katowice, law enforcement authorities have carried out investigative measures, as part of a probe into possible customs and suspected circumvention of sanctions

17 Jul 2026

Poland


The EU has imposed sanctions on russia for the first time in response to the attacks on Kyiv

European Union

In response to the massive attacks on Kyiv on the nights of 1 and 5 July, the Council of the EU has imposed new sanctions against russia

17 Jul 2026

European Union


Google Play has removed the russian apps VK, ‘Odnoklassniki’ and Mail.ru

United States of America

The Google Play app store has removed the russian services VK, Odnoklassniki, Zen, Mail.ru and Max

16 Jul 2026

United States of America


A Moscow court has dismissed Euroclear’s appeal against the order to pay €200 billion in a claim brought by the Central Bank of russia

Russia

The Moscow Arbitration Court of Appeal has dismissed Euroclear’s appeal against the ruling ordering the depository to pay €200 billion to the Central Bank of russia

16 Jul 2026

Russia


EU court dismisses final challenge to sanctions on Belarusian transit through Lithuania

European Union

The EU Court has dismissed a claim seeking the annulment of sanctions that led to the suspension of the transit of Belarusian potash fertilisers through Lithuania

16 Jul 2026

European Union


Aleksandar Vučić has once again failed to sign the declaration of the ‘South-East Europe–Ukraine’ summit

Serbia

The President of Serbia stated that he was the only participant at the summit who did not sign the joint declaration on stepping up pressure on russia

15 Jul 2026

Serbia


Ukraine has introduced restrictions to close loopholes for russian cryptocurrency transactions

Ukraine

The President of Ukraine has enacted the NSDC’s decision to tighten sectoral sanctions against the russian financial sector

15 Jul 2026

Ukraine


All handball sanctions against russia and Belarus have been lifted

Russia

All sanctions against russia and Belarus in world handball, which were imposed in February 2022, have been lifted

15 Jul 2026

Russia


Details of Lindsey Graham’s proposal for sanctions against russia have been revealed in the US

United States of America

The US Senate has revealed details of the updated version of the late Lindsey Graham’s bill on sanctions against russia

15 Jul 2026

United States of America


Nine EU countries have called for an end to funding for the IOC following the decision to lift sanctions against russia

European Union

Nine countries have called on the EU to cut off funding to the IOC, following the organisation’s decision to lift its recommendations on restrictions on russian participation

14 Jul 2026

European Union


Ukrainian intelligence has uncovered a ‘grey’ scheme in the russian oil refining industry

Russia

Ukrainian military intelligence has uncovered a ‘grey’ scheme for processing russian oil via the Indian oil refining company Nayara Energy

14 Jul 2026

Russia


The Bulgarian Prime Minister has cast doubt on the effectiveness of EU sanctions against russia

Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Prime Minister stated that previous EU sanctions packages against russia “had not achieved their objective”

14 Jul 2026

Bulgaria


The Verkhovna Rada has tightened sectoral sanctions against russian financial institutions

Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada has backed a draft resolution under which Ukraine will impose sectoral sanctions against all russian financial institutions for a period of 50 years

14 Jul 2026

Ukraine


The EU has imposed sanctions on a number of russians and companies in connection with cyberattacks

European Union

The EU has imposed sanctions on nine russians and four companies believed to be involved in cyberattacks against EU countries

14 Jul 2026

European Union