In 2021, the United States adopted more sanctions against China than against Russia and Belarus. What other countries were included in the sanctions lists - in RBC infographics Which countries were most often sanctioned by the United States under Biden?
The German media reported that Russia would not be disconnected from SWIFT, a measure of restraint for Poroshenko was chosen in Kyiv, and members of the Nazarbayev family were being deprived of their posts. Breaking news - in the review of RBC Russia will not be disconnected from SWIFT? Western countries have abandoned the idea of disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT interbank payment information...
Victoria Nuland Russia , like the United States , is considering different scenarios for the development of the situation in the event of an escalation of the conflict over Ukraine, but believes that there should be less than 18 announced by US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, RBC correspondent reports. “We know that Ms. Nuland has 18 sc...
Sergey Lavrov The number of sanctions scenarios developed by the United States in the event of a Russian "invasion" of Ukraine raises speculation that each of the 17 special services, as well as the State Department, announced a competition for their creation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference following talks with Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Radman. video “It s...
Dmitry Peskov Sanctions against Russia, including against the leadership of the country, which the United States is considering, could lead to a complete cessation of relations between the countries, "which will not be in the interests of either Moscow or Washington." This was stated in an interview with CNN by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. Such actions on the part of the Uni...
According to the Deputy Secretary of State, sanctionswould be activated "very quickly" in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, she added Соединенные Штаты подготовили 18 различных сценариев санкций на случай «российского вторжения» на территорию Украины. Об этом заявила в интервью Financial Times замгоссекретаря США Виктория Нуланд. «Я не собираюсь предварительно рассказыв...
SenateA second draft law on sanctions against top Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin, has already been introduced. Unlike the first one, US Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill to impose personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders of the country in the event of "further invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine." A message about this was published ...
Sergey Lavrov Russia is ready for any developments in the issue of US sanctions , Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference. The event is broadcast by RBC. “You can expect anything from them. But I can assure you that we are ready for any development of events, ”Lavrov said, answering a question about the possibility of Washington imposing sanctions after the involvement of...
Anton Siluanov The Russian economy will withstand US sanctions if they are introduced, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with RBC TV. “In general, we will withstand the restrictions that are being discussed today, but I think that things should not come to this,” Siluanov said. As Siluanov noted, in any situation when foreign states take sanctions against Russia, the task of bud...
dissatisfied with thethat European countries are slow to agree on a list of potential sanctions against Russia and the conditions for their imposition The United States is pressuring European allies over their dissatisfaction with their stance on sanctions against Russia. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the negotiations between Washington and Brussels. Washington is dis...
Russia is closely integrated into the world economy, and its disconnection from the international banking system for making SWIFT payments will lead to problems in the European market as well. This was stated by President and Executive Director of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy Oliver Hermes in an interview with WirtschaftsWoche. “Of course, the consequences [of shutting down SWIFT] w...
Possible sanctionsagainst Russian banks, they can hit foreign exchange settlements and the issuance of Visa and Mastercard cards, experts say. But this should not affect operations within the country, The draft law developed by US Democratic senators provides for a number of restrictive measures against the Russian financial sector. According to him, in the event of an escalation of hostilities in...
People watch TV at Seoul train station showing image of North Korean missile launch North Korea intends to give a more "strong" response if new sanctions are imposed against it due to weapons testing. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, reports the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea (KCNA). “We will not give up our legal rights. If t...
The market assessment of the risk of investing in Russia's public debt has risen sharply after the statements of the Russian side about the ineffectiveness of negotiations with NATO.The cost of insurance against Russian default jumped by 19% The so-called five-year CDS spread for Russia, which reflects the perception of country risk by international financial markets, increased on Thursday, Januar...
View of the building of the EU Council The European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russia until the end of July this year, follows from a publication on the EU Council website. “The EU Council has decided to extend the restrictive measures that are currently in force in relation to certain sectors of the Russian economy for six months, until July 31, 2......
The initiative was introduced by Senator Ted Cruz, it suggests new sanctionsagainst the pipeline within 15 days.However, the bill did not get enough votes in the Senate Ted Cruz A bill by Senator Ted Cruz imposing new sanctions against Nord Stream 2 did not win enough votes in the US Senate , Reuters reports. To pass a vote in the upper house, the bill needed to receive 6......
The Deputy Foreign Minister said that the West had effectively rejected Russian proposals for security guarantees and non-expansion of NATO. Russia, according to Sergei Ryabkov, Moscow has no grounds for a new round of talks with Washington on security guarantees any time soon. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov in an interview with RTVI. “I see no reason to sit do...
Aleksey Kudrin Statements on the introduction of new sanctions against Russia are a game and a certain pressure from the United States , Alexei Kudrin, head of the Accounts Chamber of Russia, told an RBC correspondent on the sidelines of the Gaidar Forum. He explained that the sanctions are due to the actions of Russia in the military field, and Moscow said that it was not going to take such actio...
Sergei Lavrov The draft of a new package of US sanctions against Russia is a nervous breakdown, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the air of the Big Game program on Channel One, RIA Novosti reports. “I think it's a kind of nervous breakdown. It is in the endless assertion of their own greatness that people have reached a psychological level that is difficult to explain,” Lavrov said. ...
The market assessment of the risk of investing in Russia's public debt has risen sharply after the statements of the Russian side about the ineffectiveness of negotiations with NATO.The cost of insurance against Russian default jumped by 19% The so-called five-year CDS spread for Russia, which reflects the perception of country risk by international financial markets, increased on Thursday, Januar...
German Gref Sberbank is ready for any scenario, including the imposition of sanctions by the United States . This was stated by the chairman of the board of the bank German Gref, RBC correspondent reports. “Every day they threaten us with something, it is already impossible to scare us with this. What will be, will be, Lord. We are ready for all scenarios,” Gref said. US senators included Putin an...
According to the diplomat, under the pretext of sanctions, the American side intends to influence Russia against the backdrop of negotiations on European security. At the same time, he pointed out Behind the US calls for "unprecedented" sanctions against Russia in the event of an escalation in Ukraine is an attempt to influence the Russian side against the backdrop of European security talks. This...
What can be an alternative to tough American sanctions, why in Russia the number of young workers has decreased by almost 500 thousand,Bastrykin proposed to transfer control of weapons to the Ministry of Internal Affairs - in the review of RBC The United States called diplomacy an alternative to sanctions against Russia Washington hopes that Moscow will choose a diplomatic path to resolve the situ...
According to the US Ambassador to the UN, North Korea has launched six ballistic missiles since September 21 last year. SanctionsThe UN against the DPRK due to missile launches was first introduced in 2006 by a Security Council resolution The United States has proposed introducing new UN sanctions for missile launches by the DPRK, said the country's permanent representative to the international or...
Rosselkhoznadzor on January 12 introduced a ban on the import of animals and livestock products from Kazakhstan due to foot and mouth disease. The corresponding message appeared on the website of the department. “Rosselkhoznadzor introduces temporary restrictions on the import of animals and livestock products from Kazakhstan as precautionary measures in connection with a suspected deterioration i...
We are talking about the Parsec company and Russian citizen Roman Alara The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against one company from Moscow and one Russian because of ties with the DPRK, according to the agency's website. We are talking about Parsek LLC, registered at Entuziastov Highway 54, and Russian citizen Roman Anatolyevich Alara, born on January 17, 1973. Also under the restric...
Democrats propose to impose sanctionsagainst the leadership of Russia, including Putin, as well as against the public debt, the banking sector and Nord Stream 2.Restrictions are provided for in case of an invasion of Ukraine The US Senate has published a draft of a new package of sanctions prepared by the Democrats against Russia's public debt, the banking sector and the country's leadership. The ...
choose diplomacy. At the same time, there are no signs of de-escalation on the border between Russia and Ukraine, the State Department said. Washington hopes that Moscow will choose a diplomatic path to resolve the situation with Ukraine, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing on Wednesday. The broadcast was conducted on the department's YouTube channel. “We have made it clear ...
According to the publication, in addition to the president, restrictions are proposed to be introduced against key officials and the military, as well as banks. Restrictions and the SWIFT system will also be affected. Sanctionsproposed to be introduced in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine Democrats in the US Senate on Wednesday, January 12, will unveil a new package of sanctions against Ru...
Democratic US Senator Mark Warner criticized Republican Ted Cruz's proposed bill to impose new sanctions against Nord Stream 2, Bloomberg reported. Warner noted that he is skeptical about the Russian project. However, according to the politician, the adoption of restrictive measures against the gas pipeline would be a betrayal of Germany's interests by the United States. “I don’t like the idea of ...