Tag: sanctions
POLITICS: Wagenknecht rails against US sanctions against Russia
BONN (dpa-AFX) – Party founder Sahra Wagenknecht opened the hot phase of the election campaign with attacks against the alliance with the USA. The economic sanctions against Russia after the…
Zelensky thanks Biden for new sanctions against Russia
KIEV (dpa-AFX) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has thanked outgoing US President Joe Biden for the new sanctions package against Russia. “It is very important that America now strikes against…
The Netherlands organizes a conference on compliance with sanctions measures | News item
News item | 09-01-2025 | 11:10 The Netherlands wants sanctions to become more enforceable and effective by strengthening compliance, both at national and European level. By organizing a special conference…
VK prepares "the world’s first sanctions regime against human smugglers" for
The Home Office, the British Home Office, announced on Wednesday a sanctions regime targeting the finances of human smuggling networks. “These new sanctions are targeting those who make money by…
Trial against war opponents: USA sanctions Russian judge
VLADIMIR (dpa-AFX) – Because he publicly criticized Russia’s war against Ukraine, Kremlin opponent Alexei Gorinov was sentenced to seven years in a prison camp in July 2022. Now the USA…
Spar is said to have been used in Iran to circumvent sanctions. What is a Dutch supermarket chain actually doing there?
Many Dutch people will mainly know Spar from the local supermarkets in villages, the shops at campsites and holiday parks and the convenience stores in city centers. This week, a…
EU plans additional sanctions against Russia over suspected sabotage of electricity cable
The European Union will propose additional sanctions against Russia following the suspected sabotage of an electricity cable in the Baltic Sea. The European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign…
Russian minister: ‘Russians avoid sanctions and make international payments with bitcoin’ | Financial
3 hours agoin Financial MOSCOW (ANP) – Companies in Russia have started making payments with bitcoins and other digital currencies for international trade, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in…
US extends sanctions against trade in Iranian oil, Sweden ends support for UNRWA
The United States will impose sanctions on more tankers and companies it says are involved in the trade in Iranian oil. The US says Tehran uses revenue from this trade…
European Union (EU) adopts 15th sanctions package against Russia | News item
News item | 16-12-2024 | 12:51 On December 16, 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted a new sanctions package against Russia. The aim of the sanctions is to further slow…