Tag: sanctions
Russian veto on Mali sanctions
The military regime in Mali has forced the removal of peacekeeping forces mainly from France but also from Sweden. Even the UN peacekeeping mission Minusma is being forced out of…
How Russian oligarchs get around sanctions: “Masking their ownership”
On Sunday evening, the superyacht Nirvana was parked in the exclusive marina Mina Rashid in Dubai. The ship, which is almost 90 meters long, with a value of around three…
In Sweden, a Swedish-Russian man was charged with espionage – helped Russia pass the sanctions
According to the indictment, the man has worked in several companies and handled, among other things, orders for satellite technology from Russia. In Sweden, charges of espionage have been brought…
Russia: Western sanctions weigh heavily on the economy
The Ukrainian military counter-offensive is stalling but the Western economic offensive is yielding tangible results which have strategic consequences. Evidenced by the fall of the ruble: nearly 30% against the…
New sanctions against Russia
full screen US UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Photo: John Minchillo/AP/TT The United States is imposing sanctions on a number of Russian individuals and organizations over allegations of child abduction from…
New sanctions against Russia
— The United States will not be passive while Russia carries out these war crimes and crimes against humanity, says US UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Now the US issues sanctions…
Niger: Berlin wants European sanctions
The West African army chiefs of staff began their meeting Thursday in Ghana to discuss a possible armed intervention in Niger after the military-led coup, against which Berlin has called…
Difficult to prove suspected sanctions violations
The statistics are clear, as TT was able to tell on Monday. Exports from Sweden to countries such as Kazakhstan and other former Soviet states have increased sharply. Admittedly, these…
ECOWAS sanctions against Niger: the World Food Program is concerned about the consequences
The World Food Program (WFP), a United Nations agency, is concerned about the consequences of the sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against Niger following…
Niger: “difficult” discussions between members of the AU Peace and Security Council on ECOWAS sanctions
The international community has had its eyes on Niger since the July 26 coup. A final communiqué on the meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African…