US alerts European countries to Russian sanctions evasion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. sanctions official is alerting European countries to Russian efforts to acquire certain sanctioned goods, as Washington seeks to root …
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Russia watching for new Western sanctions, says they would hit world economy
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday it was monitoring reports of a possible ban on exports to Russia by Western countries, and that new …
Academic Freedom Under Fire As New Report Shows Increasing Sanctions For Scholars’ Protected Speech
Academic Freedom Under Fire As New Report Shows Increasing Sanctions For Scholars’ Protected Speech Alexa Schwerha on April 20, 2023 The number of university scholars …
Biden to discuss Venezuela sanctions with Colombia’s Petro in White House talks -official
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to …
US imposes sanctions on network supporting Iran’s drone, military programs
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a procurement network it accused of supporting Iran’s drone and military programs, …
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies in action over fentanyl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities based in China, accusing them supplying precursor chemicals to drug cartels in Mexico for …
Hungary quit Russian bank as U.S. sanctions ‘ruined’ it, PM Orban says as relations worsen
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary abandoned a Budapest-based Russian bank this week because U.S. sanctions had “ruined” it, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, adding …
U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia’s war
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated U.S. export controls …
California Resident Sentenced for Violating Sanctions Against Iran
NEW YORK, NY – On Friday, Niloufar Bahadorifar, also known as “Nellie Bahadorifar,” was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to violate the …
US official says coalition can communicate effectively with China on Russia sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis and Laura Sanicola WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. Treasury Department official said on Friday that the coalition of partners that has …
Analysis: Russia’s military production, state splurge ease sanctions pain
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Rising military production and huge state spending are keeping Russia’s industry buzzing along, an analysis of …
US court sanctions Google in privacy case, company’s second legal setback in days
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A U.S. court has sanctioned Google LLC for a second time in recent days, after a judge in a decision …
Wells Fargo to pay $97 million for sanctions compliance failures
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -Wells Fargo & Co will pay fines of about $97.8 million for inadequate oversight of its compliance risks, enabling the apparent …
Business costs soar as Russia sanctions bite – survey
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Insurance and compliance costs for transport companies are set to stay high after Western countries imposed trade restrictions on …
Texas adds HSBC to energy sanctions list
(Reuters) – A Texas official on Monday added HSBC Holdings to an energy sanctions list, widening a crackdown on companies which in the state’s view …
U.S. sanctions China-based network accused of supplying Iran drone maker
By Daphne Psaledakis and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a China-based network over accusations it has shipped aerospace …
Aide to Russia’s Navalny steps aside in furore over sanctions letter to EU
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A top aide to jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that he was stepping aside after calling …
CERAWEEK-US plans no wider easing of sanctions on Venezuela, official says
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is not planning a systematic easing of sanctions on Venezuela after an initial round allowed partners …
Exclusive-Russian crude oil heads to UAE as sanctions divert flows
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has been taking more cargoes of Russian crude oil, according to ship tracking data and …
German sanctions against Russian oligarchs advancing slowly
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is making slow progress in enforcing sanctions against Russian oligarchs and institutions, according to government numbers seen by Reuters on Saturday. …
China To Import Record Amounts Of Russian Oil In Defiance Of US-Led Sanctions
China To Import Record Amounts Of Russian Oil In Defiance Of US-Led Sanctions John Hugh DeMastri on March 2, 2023 Chinese companies are on track …
US imposes fresh sanctions to restrict North Korea’s revenues
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on individuals and companies that it accused of illicitly generating revenue …
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, …
Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering Charges Unsealed Against Specially Designated Global Terrorist Mohammad Bazzi and Talal Chahine
A three-count indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, a Lebanese and …
EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions on anniversary of invasion
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversaryof Moscow’s invasion …
U.S. State Department sanctions target Russian cabinet ministers, nuclear arms institutes
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Friday marked the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by sanctioning more than …
EU close to deal on 10th sanctions package against Russia
By Jan Strupczewski and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is close to a 10th sanctions package against Russia for its invasion of …
EU imposes sixth set of sanctions on Myanmar officials, firms over coup
(Reuters) – The European Union on Monday imposed a sixth round of sanctions on Myanmar over the 2021 military coup that overthrew elected leader Aung …
U.S. to directly warn companies against evading Russia sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will directly warn companies against evading U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia over the …
Russians switch to used cars as sanctions pummel auto sector
By Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Spending on new cars in Russia more than halved last year as the auto industry felt …
How sanctions complicated day-to-day banking for Russians
By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Financial sanctions against Russia have strangled its banks’ profits and wrecked many lenders’ international operations, but …
EU on track to adopt new Russia sanctions for war anniversary – sources
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries were “on good track” to adopt new sanctions against Moscow in time for the Feb.24 one-year …
Russia values Serbia’s ‘balanced foreign policy’, avoiding sanctions, Putin tells Vucic
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Russia highly appreciates Serbia’s “balanced foreign policy” and backs its efforts to protect its territorial integrity in its stand-off with Kosovo, President …
German authorities raid firms suspected of Russia sanctions violations
By Matthias Inverardi and Steve Stecklow (Reuters) – German authorities searched the premises of three companies early Thursday as part of an ongoing probe into …
Putin says Russian economy will grow in 2023 despite sanctions
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia’s economy had overcome the worst effects of sanctions and was expected to show modest growth this …
Russia sanctions 77 Americans in tit-for-tat move
(Reuters) – Russia hit dozens of U.S. politicians and officials with sanctions on Wednesday in what it said was a retaliatory move for Washington’s support …
Associate Of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, …
U.S. says associate of Russian oligarch Vekselberg charged over sanctions evasion
By Kanishka Singh and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors charged a Russian citizen who was also a U.S. resident with facilitating a sanctions …
Russian state bank VTB blames 2022 losses on sanctions -CEO
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s VTB bank’s losses last year were due entirely to sanctions, CEO Andrei Kostin said on …
U.S. sanctions board of directors of Iranian drone maker
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the board of directors of Iranian drone maker Paravar Pars, the U.S. …
Latvia says traders use Turkey, Kazakhstan, Armenia to dodge Russia sanctions
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Traders are using Turkey, Kazakhstan and Armenia to evade European Union sanctions on Russia in a tactic that breaches …
Austria’s Raiffeisen says Ukrainian sanctions target its leasing unit
VIENNA (Reuters) – A Russian leasing unit of Austrian lender Raiffeisen Bank International is among the companies targeted by sanctions that Ukraine announced overnight, RBI …
Prigozhin, Kremlin dismiss U.S. sanctions on Russia’s Wagner group
(Reuters) – Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new U.S. sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington …
Japan tightens Russia sanctions after deadly missile strikes in Ukraine
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan tightened sanctions against Russia on Friday following its latest wave of missile attacks in Ukraine, adding goods to an export ban list …
U.S. says it will propose new Haiti targets for U.N. sanctions
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it will propose further targets in Haiti for U.N. sanctions, a move …
U.S. sanctions Lebanon money exchanger for alleged ties to Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it was placing sanctions on Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled and his business for alleged financial ties …
More EU sanctions should hit Russian arms production – Czech Foreign Minister
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should introduce more sanctions against Russia’s technology sector to curb Moscow’s ability to produce arms and …
Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia
A former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division and a former Soviet and Russian diplomat were arrested Saturday on criminal …
Former Special Agent In Charge Of The New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions On Russia
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York …
Iranian currency falls to record low amid isolation and sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s troubled currency fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday amid the country’s increasing isolation and possible Europe …