US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine Trump administration hardens stance against the Kremlin day after cancelling a planned summit with Russian leader The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
United States targets Russian oil giants over Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end 'senseless' war in Ukraine Scott Bessent claimed the measures against Rosneft and Lukoil will ‘degrade’ the Kremlin’s military efforts Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
UK sanctions Russia’s largest oil companies in latest package amid Ukraine war Yvette Cooper announced new restrictions on Rosneft and Lukoil as the Ukrainian speaker visited Parliament. Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025
UK targets Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and sanctions oil giants Yvette Cooper announced new restrictions as the Ukrainian speaker visited parliament The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025
Is Putin playing Trump or is Trump playing us? Is Putin buying time to batter Ukraine? Or is Trump dangling vague assurances? It's all bark and no bite — all hat and no cattle. Fortune · Aug 31, 2025
Exxon Wants To Return To Russia, Holds Talks With Rosneft: Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has reportedly held discreet talks with Russian state oil giant Rosneft ever since 2022. Benzinga · Aug 27, 2025
Behind India’s massive Russian oil imports: Asia’s richest man Reliance’s Russian crude imports have soared from 3 percent before the war in Ukraine to 50 percent now. Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Russia insists on sticking to its war demands amid Trump sanctions threat Kremlin says ‘our goals are clear’ over conditions Ukraine and its allies have rejected as Russian strikes on Kyiv leave one dead and set buildings alight. What we know on day 1,244 The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2025
EU hits Russia with sweeping new sanctions over Ukraine war The European Union approved a new series of sanctions against Russia on Friday in response to its ongoing war in Ukraine. The measures include a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions involving the Nord Stream gas pipelines, and fresh restrictions targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet” of tankers, according to… Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2025
German Refinery's Plight Prompts Calls For Return Of Russian Oil No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany in more than two years because of sanctions levied against Moscow following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. International Business Times · Apr 12, 2025
How BP went from eco poster child to possible takeover target “In an industry where timing is everything, BP made the right bet at the wrong time,” says one professor who has studied its strategy. Fortune · Feb 26, 2025
Russia to ‘merge three oil companies’ to boost war effort The merger of Rosneft Oil, Gazprom Neft and Lukoil would be second only to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco’s output The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2024
Ukraine in mass drone attack on targets in Russia as Putin’s forces launch intense assaults in east ‘The enemy pays no attention to their fairly high level of losses and continues to push,’ Kyiv general says The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: refineries in Russia burn as Ukrainians go after Kremlin’s lifeline Pressure on US House speaker to allow Ukraine aid vote; Syrskyi says ‘difficult’ on battlefield but enemy taking heavy losses. What we know on day 750 The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024
France 24 · Mar 13, 2024 Putin reiterates nuclear threat as Ukraine launches drone strikes on Russian oil refineries Ukraine launched a sweeping drone attack on Russian regions on Wednesday, causing a fire at Rosneft's biggest oil refinery in what President Vladimir Putin said was an attempt to disrupt Russia's presidential election.
International Business Times UK · Feb 21, 2024 Putin Ally's Son Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances, Raising Suspicions Ivor Sechin's death is the latest in a string of such incidents that have been reported in Russia since it invaded Ukraine.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024 Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv accused of drone attack on Russian oil depot in Klintsy – as it happened Strike on Friday targeted a Rosneft oil storage facility about 50km from the Ukrainian border, in Russian town of Klintsy, officials saidAt a glance: what we know on day 696
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023 Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets Exclusive: Pan-European investigation looked at thousands of transactions since Paris climate agreement in 2016
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023 The ‘dark fleet’ of tankers shipping Russian oil in the shadows As sanctions loomed, sales of ageing crude carriers suddenly soared, bought by operators unknown to the market
The Hindu · Jul 3, 2023 India refiners start yuan payments for Russian oil imports, say sources Indian refiners have begun paying for some oil imports from Russia in Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Western sanctions force Moscow and its customers to find alternatives to the dollar for settling payments.
Reuters · May 26, 2023 Chinese ships ignore Vietnam demand to leave area close to Russian-run gas fields A Chinese research ship and five escort vessels were in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Friday close to gas blocks operated by Russian firms in the South China Sea, one day after Hanoi urged the ships to leave.
The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy welcomes ‘historic’ Biden decision to back fighter pilot training; US issues more Russian sanctions – as it happened Ukraine president on way to G7 summit in Japan; US measures aimed at firms involved in Russian energy production
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023 Ex-German chancellor criticised for attending event at Russian embassy Bild publishes leaked photos showing Gerhard Schröder with his wife and others at Victory Day reception in Berlin
Fortune · Apr 19, 2023 Ukraine says Shell is taking 'blood money' from a Russian energy company Ukraine officials accuse Western energy companies of profiting from the war, and have ideas for how to fix it.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023 Shell may get nearly £1bn from sale of stake in Russian gas project Kremlin is said to have ordered sale of Sakhalin-2 project stake and Putin has allowed payment to Shell