West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’

<p>US group Dekleptocracy identifies chemicals used for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities</p><p>A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms.</p><p>Previous rounds of sanctions have been applied to Russian energy companies, banks, military suppliers and the “shadow fleet” of ships <a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/05/20/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-agrees-17th-package-of-sanctions/">carrying</a> Russian oil.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/27/west-is-missing-obscure-sanctions-that-could-set-back-russias-war-machine">Continue reading...</a>