Source link The entry ban targets US policymakers, business people, journalists and academics Russia has put 227 US citizens on its entry blacklist, including State Department spokesman Matthew Miller and other high ranking officials, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. According to a statement published on its website, the ban is a response to the […]
Tag: Sanctions
West could use ‘sanctions baton’ against any nation – Lavrov — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The Russian foreign minister says the risk has encouraged the creation of global financial mechanisms free from Western control The West could unleash illegal economic sanctions against any country at any time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned. The diplomat claimed that this risk is all the more real given the West’s […]
EU criminalizes sanctions evasion — RT Business News
Source link The new directive will allow member states to jail individuals and fine businesses The European Parliament has adopted a directive to criminalize the violation and circumvention of EU sanctions, according to a document published on the legislative body’s website on Tuesday. It stressed that providing financial services or legal advisory services in violation […]
Central African bloc removes sanctions on post-coup nation — RT Africa
Source link Gabon was suspended from the economic union last September to force coup leaders to restore constitutional order The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has decided to lift sanctions imposed on Gabon in response to the ouster of President Ali Bongo in a coup last year, the military authorities announced on Saturday. […]
US threatens EU bank with sanctions – media — RT Business News
Source link Washington has reportedly warned Austria’s banking giant Raiffeisen over its operations in Russia Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, the biggest foreign lender in Russia, risks “being cut off from the US financial system” if it is found to have helped fund Russia’s military, according to the US Treasury Department, as cited by Reuters. “As […]
US ‘weaponizing imperialist agenda’ with sanctions – Zimbabwean spokesman — RT Africa
Source link The US has always used corruption as a key issue to assert its control, Richard Mahomva has told RT The US and its Western allies are using allegations of corruption and human rights abuses to “weaponize” their global agendas, Zimbabwean government spokesman Richard Mahomva has claimed in an exclusive interview with RT. Mahomva […]
Japan expands Russia sanctions — RT Business News
Source link Japan has approved a new round of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, Tokyo’s foreign ministry announced on Friday. Tokyo has banned trade with an additional 29 Russian entities, according to the ministry’s press release. It has also added 12 individuals, including an executive at an arms manufacturer, seven organizations, and a […]
Russia should stop hostile EU countries from cashing in on sanctions – official — RT Business News
Source link Baltic ports in Latvia and Lithuania have become a gateway for wine and whisky imports to the sanctioned country There is no need for Russia to impose an embargo on wine and whisky imports from ‘unfriendly’ countries, but deliveries via the ‘hostile’ Baltic nations must be stopped, Sergey Ivanov, a special representative to […]
India examining EU sanctions on tech firm – media — RT India
Source link A company sanctioned by for its ties to Russia provides solutions to government clients New Delhi is examining European Union sanctions against the Indian tech firm Si2 Microsystems over its ties with Russia, and is considering whether to “protest the decision,” The Hindu newspaper reported on Monday, citing an unnamed official. Brussels added […]
Sanctions have reached their limit – Russian think tank — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Experts from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration say new restrictions won’t stop growth Sanctions on Russia have reached a ceiling and there is hardly anything Western nations could do that would stop Russian economic growth, researchers at a top university have said in a new study. The experts […]
EU’s Russia sanctions ‘massively circumvented’ – study — RT Business News
Source link ‘Kremlin-friendly’ nations have been re-exporting ‘high priority items’ to the country, according to Euractiv The EU’s sanctions on Russia are being “massively circumvented” via third countries, Euractiv reported on Monday, citing a study by the IESEG School of Management. The bloc has introduced 13 rounds of restrictive measures against Moscow over the Ukraine […]
US sanctions threaten world order – China — RT World News
Source link Beijing will take all necessary measures to protect the rights and interests of its enterprises, the Chinese Commerce Ministry has said Washington’s latest round of sanctions against Russia and its partners, including China, is yet another example of US “economic coercion” undermining global trade relations, China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday. The US […]
China lashes out at latest Russia sanctions — RT Business News
Source link The Western restrictions pose a threat to global supply chains, according to the Commerce Ministry Beijing firmly opposes restrictions placed on its companies as part of the latest sanctions imposed on Moscow by Western countries, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Monday. The US announced a new batch of sanctions against Russia on […]
West African bloc lifts sanctions on Sahel state — RT Africa
Source link The restrictions were imposed following military coups in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea over the past three years The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is lifting sanctions imposed on Niger over last summer’s military coup, the president of the group’s commission, Omar Alieu Touray, announced on Saturday following a meeting […]
Biden announces new raft of sanctions on Russia — RT Business News
Source link The latest restrictions are timed for the second anniversary of the start of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine in early 2022 US President Joe Biden has announced new sanctions against Russia ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. According to a statement released by the White […]