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Swiss firm Gunvor drops plan to buy Lukoil assets after US resistance

“As long as Putin continues the senseless killings, the Kremlin’s puppet, Gunvor, will never get a licence to operate and profit,” said the US Treasury in an X post on Thursday.

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Trading firm Gunvor, accused by US of being 'Kremlin's puppet,’ drops plan to buy Lukoil assets

Gunvor, a major international commodities trader, has rejected U_S_ government claims that it acts as "the Kremlin's puppet."

The Independent UK

Helsinki arena to reopen in spring after being left in limbo by Russian sanctions

Finnish real estate company says deal for sports and entertainment venue will restore it to its former glory

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia readying push on southern front including Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says

Antony Blinken on flying visit to Brussels; majority of Ukrainians still oppose land-for-peace deal. What we know on day 994

The Guardian - AU

Swiss prosecutors indict an ex-employee of trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid in Republic of Congo

Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo’s petroleum market more than a decade ago

The Independent UK

How Putin’s alleged ‘business associate’ made $400m from a major Russian gas deal

French oil group Total writes off Novatek shareholding as Guardian investigation raises questions over ties to Kremlin and ownership of superyacht used by Russian president

The Guardian - UK

Ship That Ukraine Alleges Has Stolen Grain Likely off Syria

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus, according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press. The arrival of the SV Konstantin marks just the latest shipment of Ukrainian grain — whether…

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Ship that Ukraine alleges has stolen grain likely off Syria

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow amid the war there appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus

The Independent UK

Special Report-Dozens of Russian weapons tycoons have faced no Western sanctions

As Russia's military continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and other lethal weapons, Western nations have responded in part by targeting Russia's defense industry with sanctions. The latest round came on Tuesday, when the United States issued new sanctions on some arms makers and executives at the heart of what…

Reuters

‘Blood money’: Europe’s secretive trade in Syrian phosphates

Hidden imports provide economic lifeline to Assad and funds for a Russian oligarch under EU sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Russian emails appear to show ‘network’ holding $4.5bn assets linked to Putin

Exclusive: Questions over palaces, vineyards and yachts run by entities that appear to be part of a cooperative

The Guardian - UK

Decision on lifting EU sanctions against Alisher Usmanov and sisters expected soon

European court of justice deciding appeal filed by ‘one of Putin’s favourite oligarchs’

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin has two secret sons with gymnast lover, claims friend of his doctor

According to a friend of Vladimir Putin's doctor, the Russian President has two secret sons with his gymnast 'lover' Alina Kabaeva, with one born in Switzerland and the other in Moscow

Daily Mirror

Factbox-Seized or sailing away: What we know about oligarchs and their assets

The latest on Russia's oligarchs and their assets:

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Vladimir Putin 'is secret owner' of mega yacht docked in Italy which escaped sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to be the secret owner of multi-million-pound mega yacht Scheherazade, which is docked in Italy, according to rival Alexei Navalny's team

Reuters

Putin ally Timchenko resigns from Novatek board

Gennady Timchenko, a long-time ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, resigned from the board at gas producer Novatek on Monday after he was targeted by sanctions over Russia's military campaign in Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Jacob Rees-Mogg's firm has links to Russian billionaire sanctioned by Boris Johnson

Gennady Timchenko, the boss of energy and transport giant Volga Group, was in the first wave of Russians targeted by the Boris Johnson as Vladimir Putin began the invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Meet the Russian Oligarchs under UK sanctions: Putin's billionaire 'allies'

Three Russian oligarchs have so far been sanctioned by the UK government in response to Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine. Five banks have also been sanctioned as the UK targets Russian assets

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Britain Sanctions 5 Banks and Gennady Timchenko, Johnson Says

Britain on Tuesday slapped sanctions on five Russian banks and three men, including Gennady Timchenko, who have close links to Vladimir Putin after the Kremlin chief ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Russia was heading towards "pariah status"…

Reuters

Britain publishes full list of Russia sanctions

Britain published sanctions against five banks and three individuals on Tuesday, part of a package of measures in response to Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson unveils sanctions on five Russian banks and three individuals

MPs have accused the Prime Minister of not being tough enough on Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Oil prices hit seven-year highs close to $100 after Russia moves troops into Ukraine – as it happened

Germany pulls plug on Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as UK and European shares see-saw and rouble sinks to two-year low

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