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August 15, 2025

Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Aug-15-2025

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Total Articles: 123

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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...

Description: No description


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...

Description: No description


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?...


Israel’s 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...

Description: No description


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...


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