On Oct. 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Rosneft Oil Co. and Lukoil OAO, two of Russia's largest oil companies. The designations were made pursuant to Executive Order No.

Russia’s crude oil production plunged by the most in 18 months in December, pincered by western sanctions that are causing the nation’s barrels to pile up at sea and a surge of Ukrainian drone attacks on its energy infrastructure.

Beijing rejects unilateral sanctions after US senator says Trump approved bill targeting buyers of Russian oil - Anadolu Ajansı

The bipartisan bill targets countries that continue to do business with Russia despite US sanctions, threatening up to 500 per cent tariffs on buyers of Russian crude oil or uranium.

U.S. seizure of Russian tanker marks rare escalation in sanctions enforcement against "dark fleet," but experts say move unlikely to trigger confrontation.

The U.S. said Wednesday that in its attempt to blockade sanctioned oil exports from Venezuela, it seized two tanker ships, one of which was newly registered under the Russian flag. The ship, now named Marinera, is just one that Russia has reflagged to join its "dark" fleet.

President Trump responds to a reporter's question linking the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro to potential action against Vladimir Putin, emphasizing diplomacy and recent heavy Russian losses in Ukraine.