trusteeship

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The German government took Rosneft Germany into trusteeship in the wake of Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and European Union sanctions on the Russian energy sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The trusteeship gave German authorities control of three Russian-owned refineries.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Rosneft Deutschland, which accounts for about 12% of German oil processing capacity, will fall under the trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency regulator, which said the original owner no longer had authority to issue instructions.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2022

The artifacts were then passed into the trusteeship of the British Museum.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

The manifesto utterly rejected the notion of trusteeship, the idea that the white government somehow had African interests at heart.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela