Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Aug-15-2025
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Total Articles: 123
Article Summaries
Zelenskyy rallies Trump, European allies in settin...
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Th...
US sanctions Brazil health officials over Cuba’s o...
Description: Washington claims the health officials were involved in Cuba's 'coercive labour export' of medical w...
I earn over $260,000 as a CEO, but I'm still a HEN...
Description: Shaun Michael Lewis is the CEO of Clearwater Properties in Montana. He and his wife are high earners...
US waives sanctions for Trump-Putin summit
Description: The US Treasury Department has temporarily lifted some restrictions placed on Russia to facilitate t...
Starmer hosts Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ahead of high-st...
Description: The UK is ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia over its continuing war on Ukraine, says Prime Mini...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,267
Description: Here are the key events on day 1,267 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Multiple people linked to Cuban medical scheme now...
Description: The U.S. State Department imposed visa restrictions on foreign government officials accused of assis...
Israel’s Smotrich approves settlement splitting Ea...
Description: It’s unclear if Netanyahu supports reviving the long-frozen E1 plan, which critics say would split t...
En direct, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky ...
Description: A l’approche du sommet en Alaska entre Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine, le premier ministre britann...
Ukraine, EU, US leaders speak ahead of Trump-Putin...
Description: Trump agrees to follow-up summit with Putin, Zelenskyy, and warns 'severe consequences' unless Russi...
Araghchi: Western sanctions must be recognized as ...
Description: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says sanctions imposed by the United States and other Western countr...
Manalit: Belarus's Sanctions Loophole Feeding Russ...
Description: In the spring of 2024, the Belarusian government placed the Manalit radio components plant in Vitseb...
Iranian Lawmaker Warns UN Sanctions Could Lead To ...
Description: An Iranian lawmaker has warned European powers that reimposing UN sanctions against the Islamic repu...
New Report Associating Sanctions with Deaths Has I...
Description: The new report from the UK’s Lancet medical journal does not mention Cuba, but its main finding – th...
Trump-Putin meeting: How much territory does Russi...
Description: Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine’s territory and wants full control of four eastern and s...
Face aux difficultés bien réelles de l’économie ru...
Description: Vladimir Poutine pourrait une nouvelle fois échapper aux sanctions promises par Washington en accept...
Ukraine : optimisme prudent des Européens après le...
Description: À deux jours du sommet entre Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine sur la guerre en Ukraine, les dirigean...
China launches countermeasures against two EU fina...
Description: China's commerce ministry on Wednesday announced countermeasures against two financial institutions ...
Number of Roads Policing gardaí 'unproductive' - r...
Description: A report into roads policing has found that a number of gardaí are "unproductive" and appear to be d...
Another baked Alaska -- Trump and Putin
**Description: Washington DC (UPI) Aug 13, 2025
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold an Alaskan...**
Zelensky to meet Starmer ahead of Trump-Putin summ...
Description: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be joined by the Ukrainian president at Downing Street this...
Is Putin Ready to Make a Ukraine Peace Deal?
Description: In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan held a series of momentous summits that set the st...
South Africa and Iran to deepen military ties – to...
Description: Iranian and South African military chiefs have pledged closer defense ties, citing historical friend...
Lack of sanctions for poor performance led to some...
Description: A lack of sanctions for poor performance and the absence of effective management led to a 'culture t...
Oil regains ground from 2-month lows ahead of Trum...
Description: TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, regaining ground after a sell-off in the previ...
France, Germany and UK Send Iran an Ultimatum on t...
Description: The E3 countries - the United Kingdom, France and Germany - told the United Nations that they are re...
AI Legal Developments Affecting Hollywood In 2025
Description: This article provides a brief update on AI legal developments so far in 2025.
Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy, Starmer meet in London
Description: The two leaders are following up on a virtual meeting hosted by Germany, which they attended with Pr...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy to meet UK PM in London ahead ...
Description: Trump has threatened "severe consequences" if Putin does not agree to peace in Ukraine and while he ...
Why does the US use secondary sanctions, and do th...
Description: After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the aggressor was hit wit...
UK PM hosts Zelensky in London on eve of US-Russia...
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday in London with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in...
Guerre en Ukraine : une raffinerie incendiée en Ru...
Description: Cette attaque est survenue à la veille d'un sommet crucial en Alaska entre le président américain, D...
Statement by the President of Ukraine at a Joint P...
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President Pezeshkian to Netanyahu: Stop falsely sy...
Description: President Masoud Pezeshkian has once again slammed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for his deceptiv...
Ukraine and European Partners Agreed on Five Joint...
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Treasury Targets Terrorism and Timeshare Fraud in ...
Description: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four...
Yemeni Information Minister: Houthis stole $103 bi...
Description: Yemeni Information Minister says Houthi militia seized $103 billion, funding war and Red Sea attacks...
The threat is coordinated, our response is not
Description: Beijing and Moscow are playing the long game. They’re sanction-proofing their economies while weapon...
Why does the US keep doling out secondary sanction...
Description: Will Donald Trump's threat to use secondary sanctions slow Russian aggression or dampen its economy?...
Israelâs land grab ambitions laid bare as Netany...
Description: Netanyahu openly endorsed “Greater Israel,” a radical expansionist vision including parts of Jordan,...
Visa Revocations and Restrictions on Brazilian Gov...
Description: Today, the Department of State took steps to revoke visas and impose visa restrictions on several Br...
Sanctioning Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación Lea...
Description: The United States is sanctioning actors who perpetrated timeshare fraud schemes on behalf of Cartel ...
Zelensky In London To Meet PM Ahead Of US-Russia S...
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with ally UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London ...
Oil regains ground from 2-month lows ahead of Trum...
Description: TOKYO :Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, regaining ground after a sell-off in the previous sessio...
US warns of additional tariffs on India if Trump-P...
Description: US Treasury chief says Washington could increase secondary tariffs on India if talks don't go well i...
India Refiner Nayara Resorts to Transferring Fuel ...
Description: One of the first cargoes shipped by Nayara Energy Ltd. after it was hit by EU sanctions has been tra...
Estonia is expelling a member of the staff of the ...
Description: Today 13 August, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Russ...
The Gaza hostages Germany would rather forget
Description: As Germany is the only European country with citizens still in Hamas captivity after 7 October, thei...
Oil price structure narrows, premiums fall as supp...
Description: SINGAPORE/HOUSTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Premiums for prompt benchmark oil prices globally are falling co...
The Gaza hostages Germany would rather forget
Description: Germany is the only European country with citizens still in Hamas captivity. Their relatives wonder ...
The laurels of Henry Kissinger
Description: Donald Trump has made no secret of his aspiration for a Nobel Peace Prize—and he might get it, possi...
Zelensky’s desperate gambit: Sabotaging peace talk...
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faces a crumbling military effort and looming peace talks bet...
Statement of the Co-chairs of the Coalition of the...
Description: President Macron, Prime Minister Starmer and Chancellor Merz today co-chaired a virtual meeting of a...
Iran says it has stopped electricity exports to Ir...
Description: Iran's state electricity company Tavanir says it has stopped power exports to neighboring Iraq to be...
Guerre en Ukraine. Pourquoi l'économie de la Russi...
Description: La croissance russe est en berne et le pays souffre à cause des sanctions occidentales et de la chut...
Trump-Poutine : un accord sur la paix en Ukraine e...
Description: Ce vendredi les présidents russe et américain se rencontrent pour tenter de trouver un accord sur le...
Tempest at sea: Nayara’s sanctioned cargo quietly ...
Description: Nayara Energy, grappling with EU sanctions, is resorting to ship-to-ship transfers to continue fuel ...
Lula announces $5.5 bln in credits for exporters h...
Description: The Brazilian government has unveiled a plan to support local exporters affected by a 50 percent tar...
Coalition of the Willing Discussed Key Points of S...
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Starmer maintains Ukraine ceasefire is 'viable' ah...
Description: Trumo and Putin will meet in Alaska tomorrow to discuss Ukraine’s future.
Zelensky to meet UK PM in London ahead of Trump-Pu...
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to London comes one day before President Trump and Rus...
Rencontre Trump-Poutine : pourquoi le sommet sur l...
Description: Les chefs d'Etat américain et russe se retrouvent vendredi à Anchorage afin d'évoquer le conflit en ...
View from The Hill: Albanese was naive to think Ha...
Description: However, the Coalition’s decision to say it would reverse Palestinian recognition if elected was bot...
Respond smartly to Trump’s punitive tariffs
Description: Trump’s tactics are not about economics alone. India should pursue multi-alignment in trade and geop...
Nayara resorts to transferring fuel exports at sea
Description: Fuel exports from Nayara that were already on water before the EU sanctioned the refiner on July 18 ...
Rencontre Poutine-Trump sur l’Ukraine : l’inflexib...
Description: Donald Trump et la guerre en Ukraine, c’est un rapport quelque peu conflictuel et surtout alambiqué....
India scours the globe for more oil ahead of Trump...
Description: India's refiners are diversifying crude oil sources amid potential US pressure to curb Russian impor...
There’s a small problem with Trump’s export deal w...
Description: Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
William Taft, précurseur de l’impérialisme économi...
Description: [Ces présidents qui inspirent Trump] Le 27e président des Etats-Unis a fait de l’économie le moteur ...
Les inégalités face à la chaleur en 6 graphiques
Description: En France, les plus modestes sont les premières victimes des vagues de chaleur : logements inadaptés...
Trump Reportedly Set to Offer Putin Access to Alas...
Description: According to The Telegraph on August 13, US President Donald Trump is preparing to offer Russian lea...
Musk-y Open Thread: Watch Out for Those Cybertruck...
Description: “bought a used Cybertruck” feels like it tells you a lot about a person [image or embed] — post malo...
Trump eyes three-way meeting with Putin, Zelensky
Description: U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would seek a three-way meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky...
SSU successfully counters russia's Sabotage Noise ...
Description: The Security Service of Ukraine is neutralizing enemy sabotage activities at early stages and exposi...
A la veille du sommet Trump-Poutine en Alaska, l’a...
Description: Les menaces de Washington contre Moscou ne sont plus prises au sérieux en Ukraine et l’absence de Vo...
Oil regains ground from 2-month lows ahead of Trum...
Description: Oil prices rebounded slightly on Thursday, influenced by the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting and its po...
Global geopolitics shakes the tanker industry
Description: The global tanker market is undergoing constant upheaval, due to geopolitical developments and Weste...
Can AI wrongly flag legitimate transactions as ‘su...
Description: From reinforcing existing vulnerabilities and wrong credit scoring to fraud detection – AI can falte...
US Treasury temporarily lifts narrow Russia sancti...
Description: The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License No. 125, temporarily lifti...
Why the Trump-Putin Alaska meeting may not ease te...
Description: President Trump is set to meet with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, a symbolic location from the Cold War ...
Las empresas detrás de los ‘expulsados’: qué compa...
Description: El Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, 'Los Cuinis", el Cártel de Sinaloa, La Familia y Los Zetas son l...
The Trump-Putin Summit Could Actually Be Helpful
Description: There are scenarios in which the meeting might act as a bridge to a peace process.
Put up or shut up: US warns Europe on China tariff...
Description: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged European nations to support steep tariffs on Chinese g...
The Trump-Putin Summit Could Actually Be Helpful
Description: There are scenarios in which the meeting might act as a bridge to a peace process.
Trump warns of make-or-break chance with Putin as ...
Description: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska. This is the first time Putin has been all...
Trump's friendly-to-frustrated relationship with P...
Description: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska, a potentially pivotal moment for the Ukra...
Pakistan: Schwieriger Umgang mit dem Taliban-Regim...
Description: Trotz starker Einflüsse auf die Taliban ist Pakistan mit dem De-facto-Regime in Afghanistan seit vie...
Europe lurches between hope and fear as Trump meet...
Description: Will the Russian ruler outmaneuver America's president with devastating consequences for Ukraine?
Oil Steadies Near Two-Month Low as IEA Warns of Re...
Description: Oil steadied near a two-month low after the International Energy Agency said the market is on track ...
Zelensky à Londres, à la veille du sommet Trump-Po...
Description: Ce vendredi aura lieu la tant attendue réunion entre Trump et Poutine. ...
Robinson accuses Israel of 'nonsense', 'malicious ...
Description: Former President Mary Robinson has condemned what she called “ridiculous”, “nonsense” and “malicious...
Pakistan: Schwieriger Umgang mit Taliban-Regime in...
Description: Trotz starker Einflüsse auf die Taliban ist Pakistan mit dem De-facto-Regime in Afghanistan seit vie...
India Defied US Pressure To Dump Russia For These ...
Description: The common denominator is India’s rivalry with China...Trump recently made a show of doubling his 25...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy to meet UK PM in London ahead ...
Description: LONDON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due in London to meet British Prime Min...
Reliance makes rare fuel oil purchase from HPCL, s...
Description: Reliance Industries, a major buyer of Russian oil, is now purchasing fuel oil from Hindustan Petrole...