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Sergey Lavrov US statements about the possibility of investment cooperation with Russia "do not fit" with Washington's sanctions policy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT. US President Donald Trump is in no rush to lift sanctions against Moscow, but is instead escalating them, Lavrov stated earlier during a government hour in the Federation Council. He recalled ho...

Vladimir BarbinThe Faroe Islands' change in stance on sanctions against Russia will not go unnoticed by Moscow, Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin said in an interview with RIA Novosti. The statement was prompted by the Faroe Islands Parliament's decision to support sanctions against Russian fishing companies Norebo and Murman Seafood, as well as the Faroe Islands government's announcem...

German authorities have arrested five citizens of Germany, Russia, and Ukraine in connection with sanctioned supplies to the Russian defense industry. According to investigators, they created a network of companies and managed to supply goods worth €30 million to Russia.The German Federal Prosecutor's Office has uncovered a network of companies suspected of supplying Russian defense industry goods...

ЕС хочет ввести санкции против российских меди и платины, узнал Bloomberg. Для этого нужно согласие всех стран — членов объединения. Новый пакет ограничений в отношении Москвы могут ввести уже до конца месяца, говорится в статье Евросоюз рассматривает возможность введения санкций против российских меди и платины, передает Bloomberg. Новые ограничения, если они будут поддержаны государствами — член...

Hipper confirmed that this issue was discussed at an EU meeting the day before . She said it received the support of several countries. According to Politico, the initiative came from Estonia.The European Union is considering imposing a complete travel ban on all Russian troops involved in the military operation in Ukraine . This was announced by EU Foreign Affairs Service spokesperson Anita Hippe...

The EU is exploring the possibility of replacing the price cap with a complete ban on oil transportation services . The 20th package of measures could also include new sanctions against Russian banks and oil companies, Bloomberg reports. The EU is considering replacing the price cap on Russian oil with a ban on services, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the discussions. According to...

The decision, adopted in early December, came into force 20 days after its publication. EU financial institutions will strengthen their scrutiny of all transactions, and banks will also tighten risk mitigation measures. Financial Intelligence Service (FIS) deemed the move politicized.The decision to include Russia on the EU's money laundering blacklist has entered into force. A notice of this was ...

The European Union has approved new sanctions against Iran. The sanctions list includes 15 Iranian security and justice officials, as well as six entities, according to a Council decision published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The measures target individuals and organizations involved in the violent suppression of protests in the country, said EU High Representative Kaja Kallas a...

The European Union has included the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its list of terrorist organizations, European Union diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas announced at a press conference following a meeting of European foreign ministers. " EU foreign ministers have just taken the decisive step of declaring Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization," she wrote on...

The permit issued by the US allows American companies to store and sell Venezuelan oil , but only Chevron currently has a license to produce in the republic, Bloomberg notes. Washington issued a general license, expanding the scope of operations for American oil companies in Venezuela. This marked "an important step toward easing sanctions" following the change of leadership in the republic, Bloom...