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E&E News
21-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
EU ministers seal fresh sanctions package against Russia
EU foreign ministers on Tuesday approved a 17th round of sanctions against Russia over the Kremlin's ongoing war against Ukraine. The package doubles the number of banned ships in Russia's so-called shadow fleet, the ill-maintained flock of oil and gas tankers that Moscow uses to circumvent a maximum oil price agreed on by the West. 'While Putin feigns interest in peace, more sanctions are in the works. Russia's actions and those who enable Russia face severe consequences,' the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said in a statement. Advertisement Aside from the shadow fleet, the EU also put restrictions on a Russian oil company and a shipping business. EU entrepreneurs are also forbidden to do business with more than 45 entities and individuals in the military industry. A Chinese state-owned company was added to the same list, along with two others from that country.
Al Arabiya
21-05-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Hijack call from ship off Iran a false alarm: Security firm Ambrey
A hijack signal sent from a Panama-flagged petroleum products tanker off Iran was a false alarm, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Wednesday. Ambrey first reported the incident south of the busy Strait of Hormuz shipping lane on Tuesday without naming the vessel. It said it took place some 51 nautical miles northwest of the Iranian port of Bandar-e Jask. It dubbed the incident a 'false hijack distress call' on Wednesday, adding that it 'understands that the vessel had previously conducted similar actions.' Ambrey said it believed the vessel was part of a 'shadow fleet' of tankers used by Iran, noting a sister ship was on a sanctions list issued by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). With Reuters
CNN
20-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Russia brushes off fresh sanctions
Russia brushes off fresh sanctions New European sanctions are targeting Russia's shadow fleet of ships. But Moscow is brushing the measures aside, claiming the sanctions expose a rift between Europe and the US following a key phone call between Trump and Putin. CNN's Matthew Chance reports. 01:11 - Source: CNN Vertical World News 16 videos Russia brushes off fresh sanctions New European sanctions are targeting Russia's shadow fleet of ships. But Moscow is brushing the measures aside, claiming the sanctions expose a rift between Europe and the US following a key phone call between Trump and Putin. CNN's Matthew Chance reports. 01:11 - Source: CNN Vice President Vance meets Pope Leo XIV On May 19, Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Here, Vance passed on a letter from President Donald Trump, inviting the pope to the White House. 00:35 - Source: CNN Israeli strikes hit last hospital in Gaza's north Israel launched intense air and ground campaigns that health officials say killed hundreds over the last few days and shuttered the last functioning hospital in the enclave's north. The Israeli military's ground operation in northern and southern Gaza comes as international mediators push for progress in ceasefire talks. 00:55 - Source: CNN Daylight shows extent of damage to Mexican Navy ship The Mexican Navy training ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday was moving in the 'wrong direction,' according to a senior city official. CNN's Gloria Pazmino, reports from the East River where daylight shows the extent of the damage. 01:10 - Source: CNN Watch Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square Pope Leo XIV called for a 'united Church' in his inauguration homily from St. Peter's Square where approximately 100,000 people had gathered at the start of the Mass, according to authorities. 00:55 - Source: CNN Here are the deals Trump signed during his Middle East trip CNN's Betsy Klein breaks down the deals that President Donald Trump has brokered during his three-day trip to the Middle East. 01:17 - Source: CNN Cat caught smuggling drugs into prison Officers at a prison in Costa Rica captured a cat with two packages of marijuana and cocaine attached to its body. According to the Costa Rican Ministry of Justice and Peace, the officers confiscated the drugs and handed over the cat to National Animal Health Service for health evaluation. 00:31 - Source: CNN Seoul's biggest fish market CNN Travel's Lilit Marcus tastes her way through the many rows of Seoul's Noryangjin Fish Market, famous for its hundreds of vendors and its wide variety of fresh fish and live seafood. 01:32 - Source: CNN Zelensky says Putin was 'afraid' for talks Neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or Russian President Vladimir Putin are attending peace talks in Istanbul after days of confusion. In a meeting in Albania, Zelensky said Putin was 'afraid' to come to Turkey for talks and that Russian delegation in Istanbul is of a 'very low level.' 00:38 - Source: CNN Baby orangutans rescued in Thailand A man suspected of trafficking two infant orangutans has been arrested in Thailand, according to local authorities. Police conducted the raid as the suspect was about to hand over the infant primates to a customer at a Bangkok gas station. 00:49 - Source: CNN Fareed points out Trump's 'strange double standard' CNN's Fareed Zakaria explains why he thinks President Donald Trump's new foreign policy doctrine has a 'strange double standard.' 01:04 - Source: CNN Kremlin gambles with Trump's wrath over Ukraine CNN's Nick Paton Walsh analyzes the power dynamics and explains how Russia is driving the schedule in these latest negotiations. 01:39 - Source: CNN What is femicide and what's behind the rise in incidents? Mexican authorities are investigating the murder of 23 year old Valeria Márquez - which was caught on video during a livestream - as a femicide. CNN's Max Foster speaks with Jillian Peterson, Executive Director of The Violence Prevention Project, about femicide and why it is on the rise. 01:29 - Source: CNN TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico Beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was shot dead during a TikTok livestream from her salon in Zapopan, Mexico. The case is being investigated as a suspected femicide, according to local authorities. Just days earlier, another woman – a mayoral candidate in the state of Veracruz – was also shot dead during a livestream, alongside three other people. 00:47 - Source: CNN Qatari PM defends offering plane to President Trump In an interview with CNN's Becky Anderson, Qatari Prime Minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani downplayed the significance of the luxury jet gifted to President Donald Trump, saying it was a "very simple government to government dealing." 01:07 - Source: CNN Zelensky warns 'no time for playing games' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will head to Turkey and wait for Russian President Vladimir Putin for potential ceasefire talks; but he set some minimal goals for the meeting. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports. 01:26 - Source: CNN
Washington Post
20-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Aging, stealthy, suspected of sabotage: What to know about Russia's ‘shadow fleet'
The European Union and Britain adopted new sanctions against Russia's 'shadow fleet' on Tuesday, in a bid to cut off a source of funding for Russia's war in Ukraine. Relief from Western sanctions is a goal of Russian President Vladimir Putin's in negotiating an end to the war. The latest crackdown, which the E.U. describes as its 'largest ever package targeting Putin's shadow fleet,' is designed to increase pressure on Putin to commit to a ceasefire by cutting off the funding for the Kremlin's war machine.
Bloomberg
20-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
EU Expands Sanctions on Russia After Trump Call
The European Union has approved its latest sanctions package against Russia, targeting nearly 200 shadow fleet ships as well as addressing hybrid threats and human rights, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas announced on Tuesday. The package includes measures targeting dozens of individuals, entities and vessels behind Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers, which has helped Moscow skirt the bloc's trade and energy sanctions.
