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Italy detains vessel carrying metal for suspected Russia sanctions violations
The Brindisi Court approved the seizure of both the vessel and its cargo, which included 33,000 tons of ferrous metal.
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Monday, January 26
EU gives final approval to ban on Russian gas by 2027
A full ban on Russian LNG will take effect in early 2027, followed by pipeline gas imports in the autumn of that year.
Russia continues attempts at breakthrough near Pokrovsk, brings up reserves, Syrskyi says
Despite the brutal conditions, Russia has still continued to push out north of the city of Pokrovsk, making occasional incremental gains according to open-source mapping projects.
French Navy boards Russia's 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in Mediterranean Sea, captain detained
"We will not tolerate any violation," Emmanuel Macron said. "We are determined to uphold international law and to ensure the effective enforcement of sanctions."
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in the town of Slovyansk-na-Kuban in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on Jan. 26, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Monday, January 26
Zelensky, Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya meet for first time in Vilnius
President Volodymyr Zelensky and exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held their first bilateral meeting on Jan. 25.
Ukrainian parliamentarian Orest Salamakha killed in quad bike accident
The accident occurred in the community of Sokilnyky in Lviv Oblast around 6:15 p.m. local time, the State Bureau of Investigation announced. Preliminary information appears to indicate that Salamakha entered oncoming traffic before colliding with a commercial minibus.
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In what is potentially the world's most expensive parking ticket, a Russian-registered Antonov An-124 has remained locked in a frozen embrace with the tarmac at Toronto Pearson Airport. Stranded for almost four years, the aircraft has racked up over $1.5 million Canadian dollars ($1.1 million) in parking fees. Parked so long, in fact, that it has found its way onto the infrequently updated satellite views of the airport in both Apple Maps and Google Maps. But for an international community tha
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