Gazprom
Gazprom is a Russian state-controlled energy company focused on the extraction, transportation and export of natural gas. Its headquarters are in Saint Petersburg, with the Russian government represented by Rosimushchestvo as its majority shareholder. The company controls a large share of Russia's gas pipeline network and has historically been one of Europe's principal gas suppliers.
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Ukraine's military intelligence publishes data on 20 vessels in Russia's sanctions-evading 'shadow fleet'
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence has published information on 20 maritime vessels that export Russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas or refuel sanctioned ships. All 20 are under UK or Ukrainian sanctions, and one is also sanctioned by the US. The intelligence service called on international partners to tighten controls on ship sales, block servicing of the sanctioned fleet at foreign shipyards and cut off Russia's energy-export revenues.
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US and Russia discussed American investor for Nord Stream, but White House denies talks and Germany pushes back
Reuters reported that US presidential envoy Jared Kushner and Kremlin-linked adviser Kirill Dmitriev have discussed attracting an American investor to restore the Nord Stream gas pipelines, meeting in Moscow and New York in recent weeks. The White House said any Russia deals must go through US development finance and Treasury bodies and that there have been no recent Nord Stream-specific talks. Germany said the pipelines are under European sanctions and that Berlin has no wish to approve their resumption.
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Trump signs Graham Act, codifying US sanctions for forced deportation of Ukrainian children
US President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (H.R. 5334) on 18 September, putting into statute for the first time sanctions grounds for the forced deportation of Ukrainian children. The law also authorizes sweeping tariffs on Russian energy buyers and direct Russian imports, and bans new US investments in Russia.
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Ukraine hits Rostov airfield and Yaroslavl oil refinery in overnight strikes
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck a military airfield in Rostov-on-Don and the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl on the night of September 17. The SBU carried out the airfield strike, while the refinery hit was a joint operation of the SBU, the Unmanned Systems Forces, military intelligence (HUR) and the Foreign Intelligence Service. Russian governors reported no casualties from either attack.
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Budanov: new round of Ukraine–US–Russia peace talks being prepared for October
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov said on September 12 that a new round of trilateral Ukraine–US–Russia peace talks is being prepared for October. He confirmed the trilateral format but did not disclose a possible venue, and said Ukraine is preparing for an October meeting. The statement came on the sidelines of the YES conference in Kyiv.