3 week agoGeorgia’s oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili has been sanctioned under OFAC’s SDN List pursuant to Executive Order 14024, targeting Russian Harmful Foreign Activities. The sanctions include the blocking of all property and interests in property within the United States or under U.S. jurisdiction, including assets that may come under U.S. control in the future. Additionally, his ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously has been blocked.
United States is designating Bidzina Grigoris Dze Ivanishvili, founder and honorary chairman of Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, for undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia for the benefit of the Russian Federation. Blinken announces
Turkey’s energy minister said Ankara is considering an oil pipeline to Syria and connecting it to the Iraq-Turkey pipeline - Turkish media
3 week agoThe Eurasian Economic Community summit has begun
Prime Minister of Finland: "The Estlink 2 electricity transmission connection [undersea power cable] between Finland and Estonia has been disconnected this afternoon. Authorities are still on standby over Christmas and are investigating the matter. The interruption of the transmission connection will not affect the electricity supply of Finns."
Finnish border guards offshore patrol boat Turva next to Eagle S, turned on AIS moments ago
Russian Finance Minister: We use Bitcoin in foreign trade
Maia Sandu: While our countries celebrate Christmas, Kremlin chooses destruction—targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure and violating Moldova's airspace with a missile, actions that clearly violate international law. Moldova condemns these acts and stands in full solidarity with Ukraine
Blackouts in Odesa and Kyiv regions
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the situation in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the announced sanctions on the Serbian Oil Industry, and bilateral relations.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: We will not give up cooperation with Russia in the energy sector
Bloomberg, citing a government statement: The United States expands sanctions on tankers to pressure the flow of Iranian oil
Slovak PM Robert Fico threatens "a serious conflict" if Ukraine will not transport Russian natural gas
4 week agoHungary’s government is in advanced talks with Chinese rail giant CRRC to purchase trains, locomotives, and signaling systems on a large scale, while ending cooperation with European firms like Siemens, Stadler, and Alstom
Syria’s largest oil refinery has halted operations after ceasing to receive the crude from Iran that previously made up the vast majority of the country’s input, its general manager told the Financial Times
UK sanctions five senior Georgian officials responsible for brutal crackdown on media and protestors, imposing travel bans and asset freezes
4 week agoGeneral Staff of Armed forces of Ukraine confirmed attack at Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery
Fire reported after drones attack at the oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk of Rostov region
1 month agoThe Fed cut rates by 25 bps as expected. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack dissented. The SEP shows a solid median of 2 cuts in 2025. Officials also revised up their end-2025 inflation projection to 2.5% (core and headline). Median long-run dot rises to 3.0%
US authorities investigating whether Chinese TP-Link routers, which have ~65% of the American home/small business market and power internet comms at DoD, is a natsec risk and should be banned
US State Department imposes new sanctions related to Iranian drone and missile programs
US Department of State: The U.S. is sanctioning seven individuals and entities for their part in Republika Srpska President Dodik’s patronage network. We’re also sanctioning a Bosnia and Herzegovina politician who serves as a key facilitator of Dodik’s corruption and destabilizing political agenda
Tehran turns off highway lights to save energy
1 month agoDavid Lammy: We are responding to Russia’s systematic attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure with £35m of new UK funding for emergency humanitarian support and vital repairs to the energy system.These horrendous attacks only deepen our resolve and support for Ukraine
3rd tanker of Volgoneft series(Voloneft-109) declared emergency near Krasnodar Krai, reportedly mazut leaking
Emergency situation declared in 2 districts of Krasnodar Krai due to ecological disaster, caused by Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 tankers
"Tariffs will make our country rich," Trump said repeatedly. When asked if it would drive up prices, he said there was no inflation under his administration. He points to tariffs on steel and says the country "made a fortune on it." Reciprocity, he says, will be his trade theme
US Treasury Department website announces new sanctions package related to North Korea and Russia
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday Brussels had put forward a list of Georgians to sanction over a crackdown on pro-Western protesters, but Hungary was set to block the measures
Farmers and ranchers protest in Madrid against the "lack of solutions for the sector", such as the agreement between the EU and Mercosur: "It is a real threat to the Spanish countryside"
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