Source link West Jerusalem has announced a ‘diplomatic offensive’ against the Islamic Republic Israel’s foreign ministry has called for international sanctions on Iran to be tightened, following the Islamic Republic’s attack on the country over the weekend. Tehran carried out a massive airstrike on Israeli territory on Saturday in response to the bombing of the […]
Source link Carrying out prohibited transactions and trade with Russia will now be considered a criminal offence, according to a new law The Council of the European Union adopted a law on Friday that criminalizes the violation and circumvention of EU sanctions. According to a press release published on the council’s website, the law covers […]
Source link Serbia is “proud” of its ironclad position on Ukraine conflict, President Aleksandar Vucic has said Serbia will not be blackmailed into adopting the Western line regarding the Ukraine conflict and imposing sanctions on Moscow, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday. Since the hostilities broke out two years ago, Serbia, which has traditionally maintained […]
Source link Swiss activists backed by the country’s top political party have filed a petition with enough signatures to trigger a referendum that could enshrine Bern’s neutrality in the constitution and potentially restore the country’s economic ties with Moscow. The so-called “Neutrality Initiative” signed by over 130,000 residents was officially filed on Thursday, according to […]
Source link The bloc’s top court ruled that the 2022 blacklisting of two top bankers was not justified, but the restrictions remain in place The European Union Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday to take Russian banking tycoons Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven off the bloc’s 2022 sanctions list, imposed over the Ukraine conflict – […]
Source link The measure would be meant to pressure West Jerusalem to allow more food aid into Gaza Putting pressure on settlers in the West Bank might be a way to get humanitarian aid into Gaza, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne suggested on Tuesday. The UN has warned that many of the enclave’s 2.3 million Palestinians […]
Source link Moscow will use multilateral formats such as BRICS to bypass the restrictions, the foreign minister has said Russia and China are able to overcome the problems arising from Western sanctions by using multilateral formats, such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a two-day […]
Source link Latvia has been calling on the bloc to ban agriculture exports from its neighbor over the Ukraine conflict Latvia significantly increased the volume of grain bought from Russia in the first quarter of 2024, the state revenue service in Riga announced on Monday. The Baltic nation recently announced a ban on some Russian […]
Source link The production of the vessels had been delayed due to Ukraine-related supply chain issues The Indian Navy is set to receive two Russian-built warships following long delays linked to Ukraine sanctions that hindered the delivery of the vessels, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing unnamed officials in New Delhi. One of the vessels is […]
Source link Several tankers have reportedly been spotted anchored near the Asian country’s ports Three tankers loaded with Russian Sokol-grade oil have arrived at Indian ports, despite being targeted by Western sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing vessel-tracking data. Supertanker Nireta has been anchored near Visakhapatnam on India’s east coast, according to the media outlet. […]
Source link Gripes about Western restrictions only serve as an excuse to avoid work, Alexander Lukashenko has claimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he prohibited the government and officials in the country from complaining about Western sanctions as grievances can serve as an excuse to get out of work. Minsk has been under Western […]
Source link British claims about the alleged hacking of the UK Electoral Commission are false and groundless, the Chinese government said on Tuesday, responding to the announcement of sanctions against two of its nationals and a business in Wuhan. London announced the sanctions against Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin, as well as the Wuhan Xiaoruizhi […]
Source link Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing satellite images as evidence. According to the report, the images that were shared with the outlet by a UK think-tank – the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) – show that at least […]
Source link European traders face delays and extra costs as business heads elsewhere, the newspaper has reported Western restrictions on Russian diamond imports have destabilized the entire industry, as traders struggle to verify gems heading to the EU, the Sunday Times has reported, citing market players. A direct EU and G7 ban on Russian diamonds […]
Source link Tighter enforcement of the restrictions has reportedly hampered New Delhi’s purchases of Russian crude Indian oil refiners are on track to buy the most US crude in almost a year as tighter enforcement of Western sanctions is slowing Russian deliveries to the world’s third-largest oil importer, Reuters reported on Monday. Around 7.6 million […]