EU representative in Bishkek discusses russia's circumvention of sanctions via Kyrgyzstan

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Discussions are taking place amid concerns that some financial channels and trade flows in Kyrgyzstan are being used to circumvent sanctions

26 Feb 2026

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The EU has extended sanctions against Belarus for another year

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The EU Council has decided to extend the current sanctions against Belarus for another year

26 Feb 2026

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The EU will no longer consider transferring frozen russian assets to Ukraine

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The German Foreign Minister has stated that the EU will not return to the plan to use frozen russian assets

26 Feb 2026

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On 15 April, the EU will present a plan to abandon russian oil

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On 15 April, the EU will present the RePowerEu proposal to ban russian oil imports

24 Feb 2026

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The EU Council has approved two documents for a 90 billion loan to Ukraine, while Hungary is blocking another one

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The EU General Affairs Council has adopted two documents that enable the continuation of technical work on granting Ukraine a loan of €90 billion in 2026-2027

24 Feb 2026

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The EU is reducing the russian federation's mission in Brussels and is working to ban former russian military personnel from entering the Schengen area

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The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, said that the European Union is reducing the staff of the russian representation in Brussels to 40 people

24 Feb 2026

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The EU has extended sanctions against russia for another year

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The EU has extended for another year, until 24 February 2027, the sanctions imposed against russia

23 Feb 2026

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Several EU countries disagree with part of the new package of sanctions against russia

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The EU's attempt to impose sanctions on foreign ports and banks that russia uses to circumvent sanctions is facing resistance from several countries

20 Feb 2026

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EU military products reach russia via Turkey and China

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Military goods from the EU are still being delivered to russia via third countries, despite sanctions

19 Feb 2026

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The EU may ban maritime services for russian tankers without G7 support

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The EU may impose a complete ban on maritime services for all vessels transporting russian oil, even without the support of the G7 countries

17 Feb 2026

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The EU is discussing with Ukraine the restoration of Druzhba for the transfer of oil from russia to Hungary and Slovakia

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A spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed that Brussels had been in contact with Ukraine regarding the Druzhba oil pipeline

17 Feb 2026

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Court issues ruling for logistics providers over sanctions violations

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The General Court of the EU has delivered its judgment in the case of Euro Asia Cargo v Council of the EU

13 Feb 2026

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The European Parliament has approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine

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The European Parliament has backed the European Commission's proposal to grant Ukraine a loan of €90 billion to finance military and budgetary expenditure

11 Feb 2026

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The EU is preparing to ban all cryptocurrency transactions with russia

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The European Commission intends to completely ban cryptocurrency transactions with russia

10 Feb 2026

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The EU is considering a proposal to impose sanctions on third-country ports for the first time for transactions involving russian oil

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The European Commission has proposed imposing sanctions against ports in Georgia and Indonesia that are involved in processing russian oil

10 Feb 2026

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EU court allows seizure of russian cars imported into the EU in violation of sanctions

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EU authorities may refuse to register and seize vehicles imported from russia into the EU in circumvention of existing sanctions

06 Feb 2026

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Ursula von der Leyen presented the 20th package of EU sanctions against russia

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The European Commission has presented a draft of the 20th package of EU sanctions against russia

06 Feb 2026

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The EU considers its sanctions against russia to be effective

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The EU representative for sanctions says that russia's war-based economy may be approaching a point where it becomes “unsustainable.”

05 Feb 2026

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On February 3, the EU's refusal to purchase russian gas comes into effect

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The REPowerEU regulation on the gradual phasing out of russian gas imports into the EU was published in the EU's official journal on February 2

02 Feb 2026

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The EU will hit russian banks with its 20th package of sanctions

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The EU plans to include new restrictions on russian banks, oil companies and financial institutions in third countries in its 20th package of sanctions against russia

31 Jan 2026

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The European Commission will propose that EU member states abandon russian oil by the end of 2026

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At the same time, abandoning nuclear fuel from russia requires longer preparation

27 Jan 2026

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The EU Council has finally banned imports of russian pipeline gas and LNG

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The Council of the EU has officially adopted a decision to phase out imports of russian pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas

26 Jan 2026

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OLAF coordinates international investigation into suspected circumvention of EU sanctions involving over 760 transport vehicles

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OLAF has coordinated a complex cross-border investigation into the suspected circumvention of European Union sanctions against russia involving the export of over 760 transport …

26 Jan 2026

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The European Parliament has approved an urgent procedure to provide Ukraine with 90 billion in 2026-2027

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The European Parliament voted in plenary session to apply the urgent procedure to three draft laws that will allow the EU to grant Ukraine a loan

20 Jan 2026

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From 1 February, the EU is lowering the price cap on russian oil to $44.1

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From 1 February, the EU is lowering the price cap on russian oil to $44.1 per barrel

15 Jan 2026

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The European Commission will provide Ukraine with €90 billion in support in 2026–2027

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The European Commission has approved a package of proposals for financial support to Ukraine during 2026–2027

14 Jan 2026

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The EU has not abandoned the idea of transferring frozen russian assets to Ukraine

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The idea of a ‘reparations loan’ for Ukraine based on russia's frozen assets has not been removed from the EU agenda

14 Jan 2026

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Kallas stated that they are promoting the 20th package of sanctions against russia and plan to finalise it next month

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Kaya Callas said that the EU is currently working on a 20th package of sanctions against russia. According to her, they plan to finalise it next month

13 Jan 2026

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In 2025, the EU purchased approximately €7.2 billion worth of liquefied russian gas

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In 2025, the EU paid russia around €7.2 billion for liquefied natural gas, despite promising to completely ban imports of russian LNG by 2027

08 Jan 2026

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The EU has extended economic sanctions against russia for six months

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The Council of the EU has extended economic sanctions against russia until 31 July 2026

22 Dec 2025

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