Fighting resumes at Azovstal plant (VIDEO)

Russian and Ukrainian media claim the steelworks has come under heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardment Fighting has resumed at the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, several media outlets reported on Tuesday, with footage circulating on social media featuring plumes of smoke billowing from the steelworks. The escalation appears to put an…

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Russian fuel exports surge despite sanctions – Bloomberg

Russia is on course to record its highest seasonal export rate of petroleum products in seven years despite Western oil sanctions that took effect in February, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing tanker tracking data from Vortexa.

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EU eyes anti-Russia sanctions authority

A new bloc-wide agency, similar to OFAC in the US, could soon be created, a top official says Lawmakers in the European Union are seeking a new authority to enforce sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, told the Financial Times on Sunday.

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