Russia resumes crude loading at Ust-Luga port after attacks
→ Russian crude exporters regain limited export access via Ust-Luga
Russia
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Russia
UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) fines Apple Distribution International £390,000 over Russia sanctions breach
→ The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a £390,000 monetary penalty on Apple Distribution International after the subsidiary instructed a UK-based bank to send more than £635,000 in two payments to the Russian streaming service Okko in June–July 2022.
Ireland
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Russia bans gasoline exports from April 1 to July 31
→ Russia instructed its Energy Ministry to draft a resolution imposing a ban on gasoline exports effective April 1 that government reports say will run through July 31, 2026.
Russia
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Iran authorises select countries' vessels to transit Strait of Hormuz
→ Iran authorised commercial vessels from India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Iraq and Thailand to transit the Strait of Hormuz and explicitly barred passage to the United States and Israel.
China
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Russia bans export of refined gold bars over 100 grams
→ The rule narrows legal channels for moving bullion out of Russia.
Russia
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UK authorises armed forces to board Russian tankers in British waters
→ UK authorised its armed forces and law enforcement to board oil tankers in British waters that are on the UK's sanctions list.
Russia
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Russia stops ammonium nitrate exports for one month
→ A one-month prohibition blocks Russian exporters from shipping ammonium nitrate abroad and reserves available supply for domestic spring field work.
Russia
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United States issues 30-day waiver for Russian oil sales, excludes Cuba and North Korea
→ A temporary authorization confines permitted transactions to Russian-origin crude and petroleum products that were loaded by March 12 and requires those transactions to operate under the new license. The authorization expires on April 11, 2026.
Russia
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Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship
→ Detention places the captain in legal custody, restricting his movement and creating a time-limited procedural window for prosecutors to question him and gather evidence.
Russia
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United States grants temporary authorisation to buy stranded Russian oil
→ The authorization creates a legal pathway for specified countries to complete purchases of Russian crude that had been restricted under U.S. sanctions; the measure is explicitly time-limited.
Russia
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US OFAC authorizes Russian crude deliveries to India through April 3, 2026
→ Creates a 30-day exemption from US sanctions for Russian-origin crude loaded on specified vessels by March 5, 2026, allowing those cargoes to be delivered and sold in India until end of day April 3, 2026.
Russia
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United States grants India 30-day waiver on stranded Russian oil purchases
→ For 30 days, Indian refiners can execute purchases only for Russian crude already stranded at sea, creating a narrow, time-limited channel for those specific cargo transactions.
Russia
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