EU working on 10th round of Russia sanctions – diplomats
By Gabriela Baczynska and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries are working on a 10th package of sanctions to take effect next month …
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Russian car sales down 58.8% in 2022 as sanctions hit industry hard
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Car sales in Russia collapsed by 58.8% in 2022, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said on Thursday, as the industry reels from …
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate Iranian Sanctions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Behrouz Mokhtari, age 72, of McLean, Virginia and Tehran, Iran, a native of Iran and a naturalized citizen of the United States, …
Canada imposes sanctions on 2 Iranian individuals, 3 entities
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is imposing sanctions on two Iranian individuals and three entities over human right violations, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a …
Ukraine expects EU to include Russia’s Rosatom in next sanctions
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Kyiv expects the European Union to include Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom in its next round of sanctions …
CBP Enforces Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began detaining merchandise produced or manufactured by Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods. Ltd., and Zhejiang Sunrise Garment …
Sanctions forcing Russia’s Sberbank to close UAE office, company says
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank will be forced to close its office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early next year, …
Sanctions to help cut Belarus GDP by 4% in 2022, says PM – Interfax
(Reuters) – The economy of Belarus is expected to shrink by 4% in 2022 after western nations imposed punitive measures, much less than some had …
China sanctions two Americans over Tibet rights controversy
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has sanctioned two Americans in retaliation for U.S. sanctions against two Chinese officials over human rights in Tibet earlier this month, the …
U.S. slaps sanctions on Iran officials over protest crackdown
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials on Wednesday, including the prosecutor general and key military officials, stepping up …
U.S. moves to ease aid delivery amid sanctions after UN exemptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is moving to ease the delivery of humanitarian assistance without running afoul of international sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department said …
MSNBC Guest Suggests EU Could Bring ‘Sanctions’ Against Twitter After Platform Suspended Journalists
MSNBC Guest Suggests EU Could Bring ‘Sanctions’ Against Twitter After Platform Suspended Journalists Harold Hutchison on December 16, 2022 A MSNBC guest suggested Friday that …
Russia’s Rosbank halts dollar, euro, dirham operations after U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian commercial lender Rosbank has halted operations in U.S. dollars, euros and dirhams, warning that some transactions could be blocked, after Washington …
Five Russian Nationals, Including Suspected FSB Officer, and Two U.S. Nationals Charged with Helping the Russian Military and Intelligence Agencies Evade Sanctions
A 16-count superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday in Brooklyn charging five Russian nationals, Yevgeniy Grinin, Aleksey Ippolitov, Boris Livshits, Svetlana Skvortsova and Vadim Konoshchenok with …
Biden Admin To Issue Volley Of Human Rights Sanctions On China And Russia
Biden Admin To Issue Volley Of Human Rights Sanctions On China And Russia Micaela Burrow on December 9, 2022 The Biden administration issued a volley …
U.S. sanctions officials close to El Salvador’s Bukele for alleged corruption
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – The United States sanctioned several Central American officials it accused of possible corruption in their respective countries on Friday, including two …
U.N. Security Council exempts aid efforts from sanctions
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Friday gave humanitarian efforts a blanket exemption from U.N. sanctions, addressing aid …
Canada adds sanctions on Russia, Iran, Myanmar over human rights
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Canada on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran and Myanmar, citing alleged human rights violations by their governments. The …
U.S. plans sanctions on Russia, China – officials
By Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to impose new sanctions against Russia and China on Friday that include …
U.S. imposes sanctions on two Haitian politicians over drug trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a current and a former Haitian senator, accusing the two politicians of engaging in …
U.S. sanctions Hezbollah’s accountants, weapons facilitator
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday sanctioned individuals and companies for allegedly providing financial services to and facilitating weapons procurement for …
Madison County Resident Indicted for Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An indictment was unsealed today charging Ray Hunt, 69, of Madison County, with federal offenses related to an illegal scheme to export …
Bank of Russia open to relaxing curbs on non-residents transactions if sanctions eased
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is open to relaxing restrictions on transactions by so-called unfriendly non-residents in exchange for the un-freezing of Russian assets abroad, its …
Released Australian adviser supports sanctions against Myanmar officials
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia should sanction Myanmar’s military government and the regime’s bankers, Sean Turnell, the Australian economist and adviser to deposed leader Aung San …
Canada imposes new sanctions on Haitian politicians – statement
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on three Haitian politicians, including a former president of the country’s Chamber of Deputies, with Ottawa accusing …
U.S. sanctions actions target Russian involvement in Guatemala’s mining sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued sanctions targeting Russian involvement in the Guatemalan nickel sector, according to a statement. The sanctions …
Russian billionaire Deripaska’s employee pleads not guilty to evading U.S. sanctions
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey woman who U.S. prosecutors say helped Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska evade U.S. sanctions pleaded not …
China refiners slow down Russian oil purchases as sanctions near – trade
By Muyu Xu and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese refiners are slowing down Russian crude purchases in December and paying lower premiums in the …
Battling high inflation, sanctions, Russia to resume rate-cutting next year – Reuters poll
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will keep interest rates on hold for a few months before resuming monetary easing midway through next year, …
U.S. Treasury’s Adeyemo heads to Europe to discuss sanctions on Russia, oil price cap
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will travel to Paris, London and Brussels next week, where he will discuss …
Russian September airline traffic down 20% under effect of sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Passenger numbers on Russian airlines were down 20% in September from last year, as the impact of Western sanctions continues to weigh …
Ukraine conflict, sanctions set to blow hole in Russia’s finances
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s military mobilisation and the impact of Western sanctions are set to blow a hole in the government’s …
Ukraine conflict, sanctions set to blow hole in Russia’s finances
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s military mobilisation and the impact of Western sanctions are set to blow a hole in the government’s …
Ukraine conflict, sanctions set to blow hole in Russia’s finances
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s military mobilisation and the impact of Western sanctions are set to blow a hole in the government’s …
Canada imposes fresh Iran sanctions over human rights violations
(Reuters) – Canada on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, marking the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged human rights violations in …
Sanctions and Russian exodus drive demand for jet fuel in Central Asia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Central Asian demand for jet fuel is soaring as the region has become a key air traffic hub, taking over from sanctions-hit …
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran-based foundation over Salman Rushdie bounty
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foundation it accused of issuing a multi-million dollar bounty …
China’s Huawei slows its long decline under U.S. sanctions as revenues improve
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies reported modest revenue growth for a second quarter on Thursday, citing steady growth in its …
U.S. lawmakers skeptical of potential easing of Venezuela sanctions
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) – United States senators said on Wednesday they are skeptical of a potential easing of sanctions on Venezuela, amid …
Freedom Holding Corp to cut ties with Russian business amid sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S.-listed Freedom Holding Corp, a financial services firm focused on East Europe and Central Asia, is to separate its Russian business from …
U.S. targets Russian military procurement network in new sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, targeting a network that Washington accused of …
U.S., UK to deepen cooperation on Russia, other sanctions -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain will further their cooperation on sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine as well as on …
Exclusive-EU ministers to discuss Iran drones to Russia, future sanctions – sources
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -European foreign ministers will on Monday discuss the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia and could come to a political …
U.S. imposes visa sanctions on 11 people, U.S. official says in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The United States has imposed visa sanctions on 11 individuals, Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols said on Thursday during a visit …
Treasury’s Adeyemo: Counting on Russian oil price cap, not secondary sanctions
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is counting on a price cap on Russian oil to help reduce Moscow’s revenues, and will …
U.S. targets Singapore, Marshall Islands firms in new North Korea sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions following North Korea’s latest missile launches this week, targeting …
TotalEnergies to continue shipping Russian LNG as long as no EU sanctions -CEO
LONDON (Reuters) – French energy giant TotalEnergies will continue to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia as long as there are no European sanctions …
Germany, others in EU plan Iran sanctions over protests clampdown -source
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic have submitted 16 proposals for new European Union sanctions against Iran for its violent …
Factbox-New U.S. sanctions hit Russia bank governor, 57 entities
(Reuters) – The United States introduced new sanctions on Friday in response to Russia’s annexation of Ukraine territory in referendums that Biden administration officials call …
Explainer-How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in February, targeting …