Tag: sanctions
The EU unexpectedly removed two Russian oligarchs from its sanctions list – the Russian opposition opposes the decision | Foreign countries
According to the court, the European Council did not present sufficient evidence of the involvement of Pyotr Aven and Mihail Fridman in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Petri Burtsoff,…
SVT: This is how the Russian shadow fleet is refueled in the Baltic Sea – the Latvian company does not care about sanctions | News in brief
The Swedish broadcasting company SVT found an oil tanker that has been operating off Gotland for months. Fuel is pumped from the ship into Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Today, Tuesday…
Armenia no longer accepts Russian Mir bank cards for fear of sanctions
After the annexation of Crimea, Russia developed international payment cards called Mir in 2015 to avoid Western financial sanctions. These cards allow Russians to make payments and withdraw money abroad.…
Russia blocks extension of mandate of UN experts to monitor sanctions against North Korea
Russia imposed on Thursday March 28 the dissolution of the UN sanctions monitoring system against North Korea and its nuclear program. A Russian veto in the Security Council deemed “…
Britain accuses China of cyber espionage – deputy prime minister expected to announce economic sanctions | Foreign countries
Britain believes that a number of the country’s lawmakers have been targeted by a Chinese cyber attack. The information of millions of voters has also ended up in China. A…
EU takes new sanctions against Russia after Navalny’s death – L’Express
New round of sanctions against Russia. The 27 countries of the European Union have decided to take sanctions against thirty Russian individuals and entities after the death in prison of…
Iivo Niskanen and Kalle Parantainen will not receive additional sanctions for the ski incident at the Finnish Cup | Sport
Ismo Hämäläinen, executive director of the skiing association, says that the matter has been finalized for the association. According to him, the late announcement is related to the rush of…
Threatened with sanctions, the president of ECCAS finally saves his post
The economic community of Central African States is seeking to emerge from its internal crisis. She held a summit of heads of state on Saturday. The sanctions taken against Gabon…
US announces new sanctions against Zimbabwe and President Mnangagwa
The United States announced on Monday March 4 new sanctions against several senior leaders of Zimbabwe, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accused of corruption and human rights violations. These new measures…
In Kyrgyzstan, the great chiaroscuro of the circumvention of Western sanctions against Russia
The West had warned for weeks in 2021 and 2022. If Russia sent its soldiers to Ukraine, it would see the fall, as Joe Biden had notably said, “ sanctions…