Sanctions & Regulations - The EU should lift sanctions on Rasperia Trading, a company associated with Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska [1] Business & Finance - Raiffeisen CEO supports the removal of sanctions [1]

Geopolitical Implications - The US has lifted financial sanctions on former Paraguayan leader Horacio Cartes [1] - Paraguay's conservative government is fostering closer ties with the Trump administration [1]

Regulatory Actions - The European Union has proposed restrictions on three firms [1] - These firms provided fake flags to sanctioned oil tankers in Russia's shadow fleet [1]

The European Union has proposed imposing sanctions on A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors https://t.co/4vNZ50plrN ...

Denmark is tightening regulation of oil tankers passing through its waters as Europe targets the shadow fleet that’s helping Russia skirt sanctions https://t.co/lC9GFDiCAN ...

Exclusive: U.S. sanctions make it nearly impossible to pay Iran for its oil. China has figured out how to do it anyway, in an arrangement that has largely been secret. https://t.co/18U7FNXtpn ...

The age-old art of barter is making a comeback after an unprecedented wave of global sanctions. https://t.co/yRCcmfCNl5 ...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the Russian owners of NIS AD, the country’s main oil company and sole refiner, are prepared to sell a stake in the company to avoid it getting sanctioned by the US. https://t.co/lEmFHmd859 ...

France's Macron said detaining oil tankers can help put a stop to the shadow fleet that helps Russia skirt sanctions and export barrels https://t.co/Ps4Zs38oNp ...

Geopolitical Implications - G7 nations are nearing an agreement to significantly increase sanctions on Russia [1] - The increased sanctions are a response to Russia's reluctance to end the war against Ukraine [1]