EU sanctions

Black Sea Petroleum LLC, owner of Georgia's only oil refinery, is phasing out Russian crude oil in favor of Kazakh and Libyan crude under a 2027 agreement. The decision follows EU sanctions requiring the refinery to stop processing Russian oil by January 2027.

China added Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (PWr) and 13 other EU entities to a dual-use export control list in response to EU sanctions against Chinese and Hong Kong entities. The Chinese commerce ministry stated the move targets organizations linked to the European security sector.

VK sold RuStore to a developer's CEO following EU sanctions. RuStore was established as a domestic Android alternative after Apple and Google restricted access for Russian users.

Dubai leads as a top Asian crypto hub, India restricts banks from engaging with crypto, Japan's SBI Crypto shuts down the 12th largest Bitcoin mining pool, and Russia plans to launch a digital ruble despite EU sanctions.

The EU’s top court ruled that sharing videos from Russia’s state TV can subject donation-funded bloggers to sanctions, even if they are not traditional broadcasters. The case involves three individuals in Germany accused of reposting Russia Today Germany content, who received over 60,000 euros in donations. The court expanded the definition of 'operator' in sanctions to include anyone making banned content publicly available.

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel accuses the EU of weaponizing anti-Zionism as a 'socially acceptable mask' for antisemitism after Brussels sanctioned Israeli civil society groups opposing Palestinian statehood. The EU alleges the groups support settler violence and human rights abuses, while Regavim, one of the targeted organizations, claims the sanctions infringe on Israeli sovereignty.