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

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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

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

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

16 Jul 2026

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

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

15 Jul 2026

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The White House has approved a draft bill on sanctions against russia

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has announced an agreement with the White House on a bill imposing sanctions on russia

10 Jul 2026

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Support for a new package of sanctions against russia is growing in the US Congress

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Support is growing in the US Congress for a new cross-party sanctions bill aimed at increasing pressure on russia

30 Jun 2026

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The US Treasury Department has launched an online portal for requests to lift sanctions

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OFAC has launched a ‘Decision Review Portal’ on its website, which will enable sanctioned individuals to submit applications for removal from blacklists online

30 Jun 2026

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In the US, a court has sentenced a woman involved in a scheme to supply equipment to russia in circumvention of sanctions to a prison term

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In the US, a court has sentenced an employee of a company that supplied industrial equipment illegally to the russian oil and gas sector to one and a half years’ imprisonment

26 Jun 2026

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Apple has removed russian social media apps from the App Store

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Apple has unilaterally and without warning removed all apps from the russian company VK from the App Store

25 Jun 2026

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The US Treasury Department has removed seven russian citizens from its sanctions lists

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The Ministry of Finance of the United States has removed seven russian nationals, two russian vessels and two Turkish companies from its sanctions lists

25 Jun 2026

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The US Senate wants to use russian assets to fund weapons for Ukraine

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A bipartisan group of senators has tabled a proposal to expand the scope for the use of russian assets

19 Jun 2026

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The US has not yet extended the exemptions from oil sanctions against russia

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As of Wednesday evening, the US Treasury Department had not announced an extension of the sanctions exemptions on russian oil

17 Jun 2026

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The US Secretary of State has wished russians a happy russia Day

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In his message, Marco Rubio expressed his hope for a prosperous future for the russian people and more constructive relations between the two countries

12 Jun 2026

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The US House of Representatives has passed a bill designed to prevent Western technology from being used in Iranian drones

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The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to prevent Western technology from being used in ‘Shahed’ UAVs deployed in the war in Ukraine and the Middle East

10 Jun 2026

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The US House of Representatives supported a bill on aid to Ukraine and sanctions against the russian federation

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The bill, which has yet to be passed by the US Senate, provides for the allocation of aid to Ukraine and the tightening of sanctions against russia

05 Jun 2026

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The US is considering the possibility of granting individual exemptions to countries for the purchase of russian oil

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The US Treasury Secretary has stated that future exemptions allowing countries to purchase oil from russia may be granted on a case-by-case basis

04 Jun 2026

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For the first time in eight years, a US government official will represent the country at Putin’s economic forum

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At the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Chair of the US Commission on the Fine Arts will be the keynote speaker at one of the sessions

03 Jun 2026

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OFAC fines FTI Consulting $1.05 million over prohibited dealings with russian state-owned Bank VTB

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FTI Consulting agreed to pay $1.05 million to settle potential civil liability for apparent violations of U.S. sanctions

01 Jun 2026

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The US has removed a russian tanker and 11 russian nationals from its sanctions lists

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The US Department of the Treasury has removed 76 obsolete entries from its sanctions lists, including a tanker and 11 russian nationals

29 May 2026

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The US has refused to grant visas to russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Iranian Minister Araghchi to attend the UN Security Council

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russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN stated that the US had refused to grant a visa to the Deputy Foreign Minister of russia, who was due to attend a meeting of the UN Se…

27 May 2026

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The US has officially asked Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash

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The US has officially asked Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash to allow it to be transported through their territories

22 May 2026

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The US is putting pressure on Ukraine, demanding that it secure the lifting of restrictions on Belarusian fertilisers

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The US is pressuring Ukraine to ease restrictions on imports of potash fertilisers from Belarus, and to persuade European countries to do the same

20 May 2026

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Belarusian woman pleads guilty to illegally exporting U.S.-sourced aviation components to russia

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Yana Leonova, Belarusian citizen pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in connection with procuring and illicitly exporting numerous avionics and other aircraft equipment to rus…

20 May 2026

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The US Treasury Department is to extend the suspension of sanctions on russian oil for a further 30 days

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The US Department of the Treasury plans to extend the sanctions exemption for russian seaborne crude oil by a further 30 days

18 May 2026

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The US has extended the license for the sale of Lukoil's assets until the end of May

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OFAC extended until May 30 the license permitting the sale of international assets of the sanctioned company Lukoil

29 Apr 2026

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A bill imposing sanctions over ‘russia's war against faith’ has been introduced in the US Congress

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A number of MPs have introduced a cross-party bill aimed at countering russia’s war on religious freedom

25 Apr 2026

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The russian Foreign Ministry has announced that it has received an invitation to the G20 summit in the US

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russia has stated that it has received an invitation to attend the G20 summit in the US

23 Apr 2026

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The Trump administration has stated that it has eased sanctions against russia in response to requests from several countries

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The US Treasury Secretary has announced that he has extended sanctions exemptions for russia and Iran following requests from ‘vulnerable’ countries

22 Apr 2026

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In 2025, there were 16 instances of the easing or lifting of US sanctions against russia and Belarus

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The Presidential Envoy for Sanctions Policy stated that in 2025 there were 16 instances in which the US lifted or eased sanctions against russia and Belarus

21 Apr 2026

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The US has extended the easing of sanctions on russian oil until 16 May

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The US has extended the licence allowing for the easing of sanctions on russian oil until 16 May, despite earlier statements to the contrary

18 Apr 2026

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The US has extended the ban on russian ships entering its ports

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The US President has extended the state of emergency, which restricts the movement and berthing of russian vessels in US ports, for a further year

17 Apr 2026

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