The EU's 20th sanctions package targets Russian LNG trade, banning short-term spot purchases this year and long-term contracts by January 2027. However, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has driven global LNG prices sharply higher, making EU sanctions increasingly costly for European consumers and businesses.

The U.S. Department of War terminated roughly $200 million in contracts with Anthropic and banned its technology across the federal government after the company refused to remove safety guardrails and grant unrestricted military use of its Claude AI model