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US sanctions major Russian oil companies and calls for Moscow to accept immediate Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on US sanctions, read our full report: US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in UkraineMike Johnson said that he hasn’t spoken with the president about a New York Times report that he is seeking $230m from his own j...

22/10/2025 22:43 The Guardian
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 leaderThe US has sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukrain...

22/10/2025 22:22 The Guardian
Trump imposes sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil firms in major policy shift

Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies - and aired his frustration with Vladimir Putin....

22/10/2025 22:21 Skynews
Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East

Trump’s Gaza summit may bring home to Russia how much Ukraine war has damaged its international standingWhen Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discuss regional security and energy relations...

15/10/2025 08:16 The Guardian
DRC says EU’s minerals deal with Rwanda is ‘obvious double standard’

Brussels urged to impose stronger sanctions against Rwanda, as it has in response to Russia for its war in UkraineThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused the EU of “an obvious double standard” for maintaining a minerals deal with Rwanda to supply Europe’s hi-tech industries when it de...

10/10/2025 09:54 The Guardian
Over half of Australians support sanctions on Israel and its leaders for ongoing attacks on Gaza, poll shows

Survey finds 57% of respondents agreed government should impose similar sanctions on Israel as those against Russia for its invasion of UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are supportive of placing tough...

05/10/2025 14:00 The Guardian
Captain of oil tanker linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to go on trial in France

Vladimir Putin denounces seizing of the vessel as an act of ‘piracy’ and warned it could provoke confrontationThe captain of a suspected “shadow fleet” oil tanker detained off the coast of France will go on trial in February accused of failing to cooperate with authorities.The French preside...

03/10/2025 07:10 The Guardian
Taiwan now biggest importer of Russian naphtha despite being Ukraine ally

Island imported $1.3bn of crude oil product in first half of 2025 despite joining sanctions against Moscow, report findsTaiwan has become the world’s biggest importer of Russian naphtha, a petroleum derivative used to make chemicals needed for the semiconductor industry, despite the fact that it h...

01/10/2025 09:30 The Guardian
Jailed Georgian politicians allege links between ruling party and Iran in letter to UK

Exclusive: Imprisoned opposition leaders call on foreign secretary to impose sanctions over ‘unprecedented expansion’ of Iranian influenceJailed opposition leaders in Georgia have written to the British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, warning of what they consider to be the growing links betwe...

01/10/2025 08:38 The Guardian
Israel to close last remaining route from southern Gaza to the north as it continues offensive on Gaza City – Middle East crisis live

Hamas has said it will review the outline of Trump’s Gaza plan, as leaders across the Middle East voiced support for the proposalYemen’s Houthi rebels early on Wednesday claimed the attack that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden, underlining the range of their...

01/10/2025 08:27 The Guardian
Russia and China Fail to Delay U.N. ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuclear Program

The unsuccessful bid to put off the sanctions for six months over Iran’s nuclear program means they would go into effect early Sunday in Iran....

26/09/2025 21:43 New York Times
Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme

Russian efforts to delay the return of sanctions is expected to fail during vote on FridayA final Russian attempt to defer the snapback of large-scale UN sanctions on Iran is expected to fail at the UN security council on Friday after European countries rejected last-minute Iranian offers to give UN...

26/09/2025 00:13 The Guardian
Zelenskyy to meet Trump as Russian troops advance towards Ukraine's 'fortress belt'

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but Ukraine's hopes of a tough new sanctions package on Russia appear to be fading....

23/09/2025 09:18 Skynews
Iran’s foreign minister meets with UN nuclear watchdog in bid to avert sanctions

Abbas Araghchi will likely also meet with European officials, as window for reaching an agreement narrowsIran’s foreign minister has met the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog at the start of a frantic round of diplomatic meetings in New York in a bid to avert the reimposition of a wave of UN san...

22/09/2025 21:21 The Guardian
How Russia’s Sanctions Evasion Could Create Lasting Costs

Restrictions have made it expensive for Moscow to ship oil by sea. They have also expanded the illicit shipping economy....

21/09/2025 13:46 New York Times
Zelenskyy accuses allies of ‘wasting time’ as he prepares for Trump meeting

Ukrainian president will urge his US counterpart to impose more sanctions on Russia when they meet next weekVolodymyr Zelenskyy will urge Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russia when they meet next week at the United Nations in New York, and has called on Ukraine’s allies to “stop wasting tim...

20/09/2025 11:26 The Guardian
UN security council fails to prevent ‘snapback’ nuclear sanctions on Iran

Iranian foreign ministry urges further diplomacy and says return to pre-2015 measures are unlawful and unfoundedThe UN security council failed to pass a resolution on Friday that would have prevented the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme before the deadline for the “s...

20/09/2025 11:12 The Guardian
Estonia requests Nato article 4 consultation after ‘unacceptable’ violation of its airspace by Russian MiG-31s – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest report here:Nato intercepts Russian fighter jets on ‘reckless’ violation of Estonian airspaceHere we go: we are now getting more details on the 19th package of sanctions, via Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and foreign policy chief...

19/09/2025 20:27 The Guardian
Europe Announces New Sanctions to Ramp Up Pressure on Russia

The latest set of European Union restrictions are aimed at chipping away at Russia’s energy profits and ability to do business globally....

19/09/2025 13:13 New York Times
First Thing: Fellow hosts decry Kimmel suspension as ‘blatant assault on freedom of speech’

Protesters gather outside Disney HQ after decision to indefinitely suspend the popular show. Plus, California records highest national poverty rate alongside LouisianaGood morning.The late-night show hosts Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon and the former host David Letterman...

19/09/2025 10:00 The Guardian
Strikes and marches against budget cuts cause disruption across France, with 141 arrests – as it happened

At least 476 separate demonstrations are taking place over public services and wages, a week after the appointment of new PM Sébastien LecornuPeople in France: share your views on the strikeFull report: France’s biggest strike in years under way amid political crisisI am keeping an eye on the EU...

18/09/2025 16:24 The Guardian
Israeli minister attacks EU’s proposed ‘morally, politically distorted’ sanctions – as it happened

Gideon Saar warns any action against his country ‘will receive an appropriate response’. This live blog is closedNordic correspondentDenmark is for the first time to buy long-range precision weapons such as missiles and drones, Mette Frederiksen has abruptly announced, as she warned “Russia is...

17/09/2025 16:11 The Guardian
Albanese urged to end ‘double standard’ on Israel after UN commission finds genocide occurring in Gaza

Human rights experts and crossbench politicians call on Labor to ‘put its money where its mouth is’ and apply similar sanctions on Israel as on RussiaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia must stop applying a ...

17/09/2025 15:00 The Guardian
European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza

EU executive also seeks sanctions on two Israeli ministers, but may struggle to secure majority approval required Middle East crisis – live updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe EU executive has called for a suspension of free trade with Israel and sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers i...

17/09/2025 14:06 The Guardian
Trump says Russian oil purchases by EU and Nato countries must ‘stop immediately’ — as it happened

US president adds that ‘Zelenskyy will have to make a deal’ and that Ukraine ‘is in serious trouble’ as he departs for UK state visit. This live blog is closedEU commissioners will on Wednesday agree to impose new sanctions against Israel over its war in Gaza, a spokesperson for the commissi...

16/09/2025 16:08 The Guardian
Zelenskyy makes demand of Trump - and issues warning to NATO

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a "clear position" from Donald Trump on a sanctions package for Russia and security guarantees for Ukraine to stop Vladimir Putin and end the war....

15/09/2025 23:53 Skynews
UK fighters to fly air defence missions over Poland – as it happened

This live blog is closed.Russia-Belarus military exercise stirs up unease in Europe’s leadersEU trade spokesperson Olof Gill also defended the EU’s sanctions from criticism that they are not going far enough.He said:“Our assessment is that the successive sanctions packages we have brought forw...

15/09/2025 16:57 The Guardian
Trump Says He Will Impose More Sanctions on Russia if NATO Does

It was the latest in a series of new conditions that President Trump had announced on punitive action against Russia for its war against Ukraine....

13/09/2025 19:03 New York Times
Charlie Kirk’s US campus tour will continue despite his death, his widow says – US politics live

Erika Kirk said ‘my husband’s voice will remain’ despite his deathUS president Donald Trump issued a letter to Nato nations on Saturday, urging them to stop buying Russian oil and impose major sanctions on Russia to end its war in Ukraine.Posting on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump wrote regard...

13/09/2025 11:36 The Guardian
Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction

Indigenous groups and other minorities praise verdict while US officials issue warnings of possible sanctions• Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil’s trial of the century• Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in BrazilThousands of Brazilians have ta...

12/09/2025 14:54 The Guardian
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