# Business
China to resume buying Russian oil as US sanctions are eased — Reuters
Chinese state-owned oil companies, seeking to prevent supply shortages caused by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, have resumed imports of Russian crude oil after a four-month hiatus, taking advantage of the lifting of US sanctions.
A tax evasion scheme involving international transport has been uncovered in Zakarpattia
In the Zakarpattia region, detectives from the State Bureau of Investigations have uncovered a tax evasion scheme involving the organisation of international coach services. This is said to have caused losses amounting to millions to the state budget.
Hungary is calling on the EU to temporarily suspend tariffs on fertilisers from Russia and Belarus due to the war in Iran
Hungarian Minister of Agriculture István Nagy has written a letter to the European Commissioners asking for a temporary suspension of tariffs on Russian and Belarusian goods, in particular on phosphate and potash fertilisers.
Russia has fined Telegram $432 million for refusing to remove content
Russia has fined the messaging app Telegram $432,366 for failing to remove banned content. According to reports in the Russian media and statements by experts, the Russian government has begun a complete block on Telegram.
Revenue from petrol stations in Ukraine has soared to 178.6 billion hryvnia
The total net revenue of companies engaged in the retail sale of fuel in Ukraine reached 178.6 billion hryvnias in 2025. This is 19.14 billion hryvnias, or 12%, more than in 2024.
Journalists have uncovered another senior ESBU official with relatives in Russia and assets worth millions
Journalists from Bihus.Info have identified another official from the Economic Security Bureau (ESBU) whose father holds a Russian passport and possesses assets that cannot be accounted for by official income. The individual in question is Serhiy Zhuravlov, deputy head of the Economic Security Bureau’s regional office in Volyn Oblast. Earlier, the head of the Bureau, Oleksandr Tsivinskyi, found himself embroiled in a scandal due to his father’s Russian passport.
An underground cigarette factory was uncovered in the Chernivtsi region
Law enforcement officers reported six members of a criminal group suspected of organising an underground tobacco factory in the Chernivtsi region. The factory had the capacity to produce over 50,000 cigarettes per day.
An attempt to illegally export pine lumber through the Tisa checkpoint was stopped in Transcarpathia
Detectives from the Territorial Administration of the Economic Security Bureau in Zakarpattia region stopped an attempt to illegally export timber across the border with Hungary. A batch of pine sawn timber was being transported through the Tisa checkpoint.
За рік +$1 млрд: хто такий Влад Яценко, який обігнав Порошенка у Forbes
Співзасновник і технічний директор Revolut Влад Яценко збільшив свої статки на $1 млрд за рік і з капіталом у $2,2 млрд випередив у рейтингу Forbes експрезидента України Петра Порошенка. Стрімке зростання його статків пов’язують із підвищенням оцінки компанії.
The Ayatollah's new London property
Iran's newly elected supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is linked to a network of international investments in real estate and business in various countries. According to the investigation, the assets are registered through a network of companies and intermediaries.
In March, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, received almost 320,000 hryvnia in pension payments.
In March, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, received a pension of 318,605 hryvnia. This is evidenced by a report on significant changes in his financial status, which he submitted to the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) on 5 March.
BlackRock limits withdrawals after surge in investor requests
Investment company BlackRock has restricted withdrawals from one of its debt funds following a sharp increase in redemption requests. The situation arose amid investor concerns about the private lending market.
