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EU Adopts 21st Russia Sanctions Package With Record 218 Listings
BRUSSELS, July 29 — The shift is unmistakable: Europe is no longer content to sanction Russian oligarchs or…
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EU’s 14th Russia Sanctions Package: LNG, Banks and Circumvention Rules
BRUSSELS, July 29 — Against the backdrop of a war that has reshaped Europe’s energy map, defence posture…
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How EU Sanctions Work: Purpose, Types of Measures and Legal Challenges
BRUSSELS, July 29 — The shift is happening under the radar, but it is unmistakable: the European Union…
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What the EU’s Sanctions on Russia Cover Since 2014
BRUSSELS, July 28 — The European Union’s sanctions architecture against Russia has ballooned to over 2,000 blacklisted names…
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Sanctions on Russia: A Squeezed Economy and Redrawn Trade Routes, Not a Collapse
BRUSSELS, July 27 — The tally of international sanctions on Russia has now passed 16,000 since 2022. On…
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How US sanctions hit Iran’s currency, medicine supply and households after 2018
TEHRAN — For the people of Iran, the weight of years of American sanctions has not lifted. The…
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IRGC-linked media outlet sanctioned for human rights abuses
TEHRAN, Jul 19 — Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian semi-official outlet long tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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China Declines to Supply Engines for Russia’s Arctic Ice-Class Ships, Citing Sanctions
BEIJING, July 18 — China has quietly refused to supply equipment for Russia’s Northern Sea Route fleet, a…
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How US Secondary Sanctions Target the Banks Behind China-Russia Technology Trade
WASHINGTON, July 18 — Four and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the architecture of…
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Greece blocks EU’s 21st Russia sanctions package until Dynagas LNG ships win an exemption
ATHENS, July 16 — Against the backdrop of a deepening confrontation between Brussels and Moscow, the 21st package…
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EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package with 218 new listings, largest in four years
BRUSSELS, July 16 — Josep Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is…
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Kiel Report Finds Russia’s War Economy Near Its Limits as Reserves Run Down
MOSCOW, July 15 — Russia’s economy, the 11th largest by nominal GDP at $2.2 trillion in 2024, continues…
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Four Years of Western Sanctions on Russia: $300 Billion Frozen, Economy Adapting
MOSCOW, July 15 — The economic impact of Western sanctions on Russia has produced a mixed record of…
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Iran Is Documenting Strikes on Universities for Legal Forums, Jerusalem Post Column Argues
UNITED NATIONS, July 13 — The Trump administration’s decision to impose a new policy affecting the Strait of…
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Zelensky Says Drones Hit Omsk Refinery as Russian Refining Capacity Falls
MOSCOW, July 13 — Against this backdrop of grinding war and tightening Western sanctions, Ukrainian drone strikes on…
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Zelensky Says Ukrainian Strikes Cut Oil Shipments at Three Russian Ports
MOSCOW, July 13 — The shift is unmistakable. Ukraine’s campaign of strikes on Russian oil infrastructure has carved…
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How US Sanctions on Venezuela Escalated From Arms Ban to Oil Embargo
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The technical reality of the US sanctions regime on Venezuela is that it has…
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Switches Flags as Europe Boards Ships and Ukraine Strikes Tankers
LONDON, July 12 — The shadow fleet that Russia has assembled to circumvent Western oil sanctions presents a…
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Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Widen From Azov Shipping to a Russian Cargo Ship Off Crete
KYIV, July 12 — Ukraine has expanded its campaign of naval drone and missile strikes from Russian warships…
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Western Sanctions Did Not Crash Russia’s Economy, but Frozen Assets Remain Contested
The coordinated effort, launched immediately after the February 24, 2022 invasion, drew in the United States, the European…
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Sanctions on Russia: Price Cap, Shadow Fleet and an Economy Under Pressure
BRUSSELS, July 11 — The mechanics here are worth dissecting. Since February 2022, the United States, the European…
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Timeline: Diplomatic Efforts to End Russia-Ukraine War
LONDON, July 11 — The shift is becoming impossible to ignore. Four years into the largest conflict on…
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Russia’s War Economy: How Sanctions, the Oil Cap and Military Spending Played Out
LONDON, July 11 — The mechanics of the West’s financial war on Russia have produced a picture that…
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Zelenskyy Urges Backing for Russia Sanctions After Trump Pauses Graham Act Package
KYIV, July 11 — Against this backdrop of grinding war and diplomatic manoeuvring, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not…
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