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EU to remove 4 Russian nationals from sanctions list
Decision follows Hungary’s threat to block restrictions on more than 2,000 individuals sanctioned over Ukraine warFinancial Times - 2d -
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Russian strike on Ukraine kills more than 10 after Trump threatens sanctions
Russia struck the Donetsk region in Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 11 and wounding 30 people according to Ukraine’s officials, hours after President Trump threatened to impose sanctions on ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
U.S. toughens sanctions on Russian oil, gas and banking sectors
The stiffer restrictions come as the Trump administration is trying to convince Russia to accept terms of a proposed 30-day ceasefire.CBS News - 3d -
Hungary threatens to cancel sanctions on 2,000 Russians unless EU exempts Mikhail Fridman
Travel restrictions and asset freeze orders are due to expire on SaturdayFinancial Times - 3d -
Trump’s Putin gambit: How to hammer Moscow with sanctions that bite
President Trump has threatened to unleash "large-scale banking sanctions, sanctions, and tariffs on Russia" to force Putin to negotiate a ceasefire and final settlement agreement on peace, but his ...The Hill - 6d -
Syria's neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation
Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and post-war reconciliationABC News - Mar. 9 -
China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions and the restart of nuclear talks
Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks on the issueABC News - 2d -
Russia, China seek end to U.S. sanctions on Iran, resumption of nuclear talks
Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called Friday for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks on the issue.CBS News - 2d -
Bolton claims Trump’s threat of sanctions on Russia is ‘totally hollow’
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton brushed off President Trump's recent threat to impose sanctions on Russia over its continued strikes in Ukraine as peace talks are underway. ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
Trump wants to go after criminal networks. A new approach to sanctions is needed.
President Trump has designated international drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and a National Security Presidential Memorandum has been issued to intensify sanctions against Iran, ...The Hill - 6d -
What leverage does Trump have over Putin in Ukraine negotiations?
The Russian president remains unwavering in his demands, making wider sanctions and tariffs ineffective. Ukraine’s agreement to support a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its war against ...The Guardian - 4d -
Oil ends higher as tighter U.S. sanctions on Iran, Russia may disrupt global supplies
Oil futures finished higher on Friday, with news of tighter U.S. sanctions on Iran and Russia having the potential to disrupt global crude supplies.MarketWatch - 2d -
Iraq fears power cuts as US ends sanctions waiver for electricity purchases from Iran
The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said SundayABC News - Mar. 9 -
Russians wary of ceasefire deal with Ukraine
Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, has arrived in Moscow to discuss a proposed 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. But Russian officials do not seem ...CBS News - 3d -
Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK
After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponents. A second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
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Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk
The Trump administration is negotiating the return of more Russian diplomats to the United States. Some are likely to be spies.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine
The trip comes as President Trump looks to secure the Russian leader’s support for a 30-day cease-fire.The New York Times - 3d -
Russian Mercenary Found Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine by Finland Court
Voislav Torden, a commander in a Russian paramilitary group, was sentenced to life in prison for the attack and mutilation of Ukrainian soldiers in 2014.The New York Times - 2d -
Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk
Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers say Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk regionABC News - Mar. 9 -
Moscow and region hit by 'massive' drone attack - Russian officials
At least one person is killed in the overnight attack Russian officials say - coming hours ahead of key talks between the US and Ukraine in Riyadh.BBC News - 6d -
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 20 as U.S. cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv
Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least 20 people, officials said Saturday, as heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite ...NBC News - Mar. 8 -
US and Russian spy chiefs speak amid Ukraine war talks
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Sergei Naryshkin, chief of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, or SVR, spoke over the phone Tuesday amid recent peace talks with Ukraine, endorsing a 30-day ...The Hill - 4d -
Russian forces closing in on Ukrainian troops in Kursk, official says
Russian forces have almost completely surrounded Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, with some Ukrainian units forced to leave their vehicles behind as they pull back, according to a U.S. ...NBC News - 2d -
Russian ship captain charged with manslaughter appears at Hull court
Filipino national killed during collision between Vladimir Motin’s vessel and a US oil tanker in the North Sea. The captain of the Russian container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the ...The Guardian - 1d -
CIA head, Russian spy chief speak by phone, first such contact in 27 months
The heads of U.S. and Russian spy agencies spoke by phone and agreed to keep up regular contacts to lower the temperature in U.S.-Russia relations, Russian news reports say.CBS News - 4d -
Ship owner says arrested captain of vessel involved in North Sea collision is Russian
The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custodyABC News - 4d -
Police question Russian master of ship that hit tanker in North Sea
Man, 59, held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over crash, with crew member feared dead . Police have been questioning the Russian master of a container ship over the North Sea ...The Guardian - 4d -
Russian teen Andreeva focused on the job as WTA ranking rises
Mirra Andreeva's rise in the WTA rankings has accelerated so quickly that the 17-year-old Russian can't keep track.She wasn't aware, because unlike last year -- when she'd been promised she could ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
G7 warns Russia of expanded sanctions unless it backs ceasefire
Rubio joins other foreign ministers in seeking to ratchet up pressure on Vladimir PutinFinancial Times - 2d -
U.S. Puts Sanctions on Thai Officials for Sending Uyghurs to China
The State Department said it was “combating China’s efforts to pressure governments to forcibly return Uyghurs and other groups to China.”The New York Times - 1d -
FirstFT: Investors make sanctions-proof bets on Russia as Trump seeks rapprochement
Also in today’s newsletter, Netanyahu plans to sack Shin Bet chief and the end of Europe’s ‘peace dividend’Financial Times - 25m -
Ship owner says arrested cargo vessel captain involved in North Sea collision is Russian
The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in British police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday.NBC News - 4d -
UK expels Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in tit-for-tat response to expulsions in Moscow
Britain’s government says it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of two British embassy staff in Moscow earlier this weekABC News - 4d -
Russian strike on Ukrainian town kills 11 as US cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv
A Russian strike on a town in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region has killed at least 11 people as a wave of heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop ...ABC News - Mar. 8 -
Olympic boxing gender row a result of Russian fake news, says IOC chief
Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’ Two boxers under scrutiny won gold in Paris A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a ...The Guardian - 1d -
The Wirecard fugitive, Russian intelligence and a Bulgarian spy ring
A London espionage trial has provided rare insight into the activities of Jan Marsalek, the former payments executive, and how Moscow is outsourcing its spyingFinancial Times - Mar. 7 -
Russian strikes kill at least 25, Ukraine says
Russia has stepped up attacks in recent days as the US paused military and intelligence aid to Kyiv.BBC News - Mar. 8 -
