How this 31-year-old made $250mn in 30 months
Christopher Eppinger kept trading Russian oil when sanctions meant others stopped
Christopher Eppinger kept trading Russian oil when sanctions meant others stopped

Eugene Shvidler, a British citizen, was blacklisted over his relationship with Roman Abramovich. Now he’s fighting back.

Networks of brokers and shipowners from Panama to Switzerland are becoming expert at circumventing international sanctions

Proposal marks a last-ditch attempt to keep Ukraine solvent using Moscow’s immobilised wealth

US sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil companies have added to fears of shortages from refinery shutdowns

Kremlin-linked business founded in late 2024 is helping companies transact abroad despite western restrictions

Statement follows FT reporting on crude purchases that had been transported on sanctioned vessels