Source link A UNSC committee has drawn attention to the escalating violence in Sudan and called for compliance with an arms embargo The UN Security Council Committee on Sudan said Tuesday that targeted sanctions could be imposed on those violating international humanitarian law in the country. South Korean Ambassador Joonkook Hwang, who chairs the committee, […]
Source link The US, India, and Brazil accounted for 60% of Moscow’s entire exports of the product in 2023, according to RIA Novosti The US was among the three biggest importers of Russian fertilizers in 2023, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing data from the UN Comtrade platform and trade statistics. Despite being at the […]
Source link The arrangement is designed to protect Turkish firms against facing secondary penalties for working with Russia, Hürriyet reports The US and Türkiye have reportedly agreed on a plan allowing Turkish firms to trade with Russian partners while complying with sanctions against the country, Hürriyet reported on Tuesday. According to the outlet, Washington “immediately” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]