A bad week for Hungary’s strongman leader as Trump-Putin summit scrapped and US sanctions Russia

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

FIA reinstated Russian official facing US, UK sanctions to World Motor Sport Council

A Russian official who remains subject to sanctions from the United States and the United Kingdom was reinstated to the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council earlier this year.

EU levels more sanctions on Russia after U.S. move, shores up plans to defend against drones

The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and banning its imports of liquefied natural gas, while EU leaders on Thursday also en

European Union finally approves 19th package of sanctions against Russia: what it entails

The European Union finally approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia by written procedure on the morning of 23 October. The energy section of the sanctions package provides for a ban on the import of Russian LNG – within six months for short-term contracts and from 1 January 2027 for long-term contracts,

EU Hits Banks, Prison Medic and Chinese Refineries in Russia Sanctions

The European Union adopted its 19th package of Russia sanctions on Thursday, banning Russian liquefied natural gas imports and targeting entities ranging from Chinese refiners and Central Asian banks to a Russian prison medic.
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