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The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russia’s largest diamond mining company Alrosa and its CEO Pavel Marynychev, the EU Council said in a statement. According to the report, on January 3, the EU Council imposed additional restrictive measures on one person and one organization responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty […]
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economy on Tuesday announced the expansion of the list of sanctioned goods for Russia and Belarus to prevent the use of Taiwanese high-tech goods for military purposes. According to Reuters, Taiwan has condemned Russia’s attack and has already joined the Western-led sanctions, although this is largely a symbolic action, as there is […]
After global sanctions were imposed on Russia, China began to meet the needs of Russia for critical imports, and in fact, to profit from the invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by The New York Times. “China is cashing in on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has led Russia to switch from the West to […]
The found documents show that European sanctions are disrupting the Russian Defense Ministry’s state contract for the supply of the Granat-4 UAV system, which was signed in June 2013 with NPO Izhevsk Unmanned Systems LLC. The contract expires on 15.12.2023, but it is already known that it will not be fulfilled due to the inability […]
Oil tanker owners in Greece, the world’s largest shipping nation, have reduced the amount of Russian crude oil they carry. This decision may ultimately affect the flow of oil from Moscow, which still trades almost freely with the world despite Western sanctions because of Russia’s war against Ukraine. And Greece willingly provided assistance in circumventing […]
Three large Greek shipping companies, Minerva Marine, Thenamaris and TMS Tankers, have stopped transporting Russian oil in recent weeks to avoid US sanctions. Reuters reports this with reference to four traders who showed delivery data. Greek companies are trying to avoid US sanctions imposed on some transportation companies that transport Russian oil. Thenamaris said it […]
The United States is in close cooperation with China on all issues related to the imposition of sanctions against Russia. This was stated by Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Jeffrey Payette, RBC-Ukraine reports citing his video briefing. According to him, the United States also regularly informs its Chinese partners about changes in the situation […]
Despite the fact that Russia is waging war against Ukraine, Nestle has not stopped its operations in the country. On the contrary, the company supplies its products to Russia and expands its production base. This was reported by the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption. “After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, […]
Yandex, a Russian multinational information technology company registered in the Netherlands, has been included in the list of candidates for sanctions because of its work for Russian propaganda and the danger to a number of its services as a result of its work for the FSB. This company is known primarily for its search engine, […]
The UK government has imposed new sanctions against Russia for holding elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine by a terrorist country. We are talking about Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea. This is stated in a press release published on the government’s website. The new sanctions list includes 11 individuals and legal entities, […]