According to Reuters, the US authorities may impose sanctionsfor export to Russia in case of aggression against Ukraine. Restrictions may affect the supply of smartphones, Washington is considering options for new restrictions on exports to Russia if Moscow sends troops into Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing an official from the US presidential administration, Joe Biden. He explained that we are t...
Jen Psaki The United States did not rule out the possibility of imposing sanctions against the richest man in Ukraine according to Forbes (his fortune is estimated at $ 7.6 billion), entrepreneur Rinat Akhmetov. This was announced by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, the broadcast was hosted by The Washington Post. “I have nothing to announce regarding the consideration of the imposition of s...
Sergey Ryabkov The United States must learn to perceive Russia as a partner with whom it is necessary to conduct a respectful dialogue, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, RIA Novosti writes. “The biggest debt the United States owes is to learn to perceive Russia as a partner with whom it is possible and necessary to conduct a mutually respectful dialogue, to negotiate on the basi...
According to the channel, Biden instructed the administration to use all possible tools to prevent a Russian attack on Ukraine. Sanctions being discussed in the US, "will incur significant costs for the Russian economy" Joe Biden US President Joe Biden instructed his administration to do everything to prevent a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine and gave a "window of four weeks" to this, CNN rep...
Christina Lambrecht New sanctions against Russia in connection with the situation around Ukraine should be directed against the immediate leaders of the country, German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht said in an interview with the German publication Bild. “It is clear that the aggressor is Russia . We must seize every opportunity to stop the escalation of the situation. This includes the impo...
US President Joe Biden has failed to live up to voters' expectations of a tougher stance on Russian President Vladimir Putin than he has made his rule a "gift" to him, Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake said. The journalist said that the US Democratic Party posed as "anti-Russian hawks", but Biden's actions testify to the political crisis of the Democrats. Before the 2......
Dmitry Kuleba Western officials should make it clear what steps they are going to take if Russia attacks Ukraine. This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba in an interview with the American newspaper Washington Post. According to him, the lack of information about any details "from Washington, London and Brussels" could make Moscow question the seriousness of the West's intention...
View of the building of the Russian Foreign Ministry Russia is accustomed to reports that the United States is preparing new, tougher sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax. “Yeah, okay, read it again, spoiled the eyes from this reading even more, nothing more, that’s the whole effect,” he said. According to him, Moscow has adapted to a similar situati...
The threat of new sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a sign of unfair competition from the United States . This was stated by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov in an interview with Newsweek magazine. “Many times it was said that this gas pipeline is a purely commercial project. Sanctions and other threats against the participants of this consortium are used f...
Moscow banned the entry of seven British citizens in response to the "consistent unwinding of the sanctions flywheel." London imposed sanctions in Augustagainst alleged FSB officers for poisoning Navalny The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the imposition of sanctions against seven "representatives of the UK, who are closely involved in anti-Russian activities." In accordance with restrictive me...
A group of senators accused the Biden administration of inaction before a possible Russian "invasion" of Ukraine. They proposed to allocate military assistance to Kiev for $450 million, as well as impose sanctionsagainst Nord Stream 2 A group of nine US senators have offered to provide Kiev with $45......
Belarus is discussing the possibility of attracting a $3.5 billion loan from Russia through the EFSD. Earlier this was reported by RBC sources. Minsk considers various options to support the economy amid US sanctionsagainst public debt Nikolai Snopkov Belarus is considering raising a $3.5 billion loan from Russia through the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD). This was announce...
Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Ukraine calling for sanctions against Russia. This was reported in the press service of the European Parliament. 548 deputies voted for the resolution, 69 voted against, 54 abstained. “The EU must be ready to issue a stern warning to Russia that military action against Ukraine will not only be unacceptable, but will also have a high econom...
At the plenary session of the European Parliament, the deputies adopted a resolution in defense of the international organization Memorial.The trial in Moscow on the lawsuit to ban this organization will continue on December 28 Members of the European Parliament approved a resolution calling on the EU authorities to impose sanctions against persons involved in the persecution of the international ...
Dmitry Kuleba Western partners of Kyiv are developing a number of sanctions against Russia in case of aggression against Ukraine, including the restriction of investment, trade and the possibility of disconnecting from the international banking system for making SWIFT payments. The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba spoke about this on the air of the CNBC TV channel, the recordin...
Despite US sanctions against Russian small arms, deliveries of cartridges from Russia to this country broke a record. American partners of Russian manufacturers took advantage of a loophole in sanctions by extending imports, RBC learned In 2021, the supply of Russian cartridges and their components to the United States in monetary terms set a record in the recent history of Russia - since the earl...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield The US is ready to lift sanctions on Iran if it does the same. This was stated by US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a meeting of the UN Security Council. “President [US Joe] Biden has made it clear that he is ready to return to US compliance if Iran does the same. We are fully prepared to lift sanctions that are inconsistent with our obligatio...
Maria Zakharova Russia calls on the European Union to stop attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of UN member states, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Her comment was published on the ministry's website. “We call on the European Union to stop attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign UN member states. Start building interaction with all members of the int...
The new law provides for punishment for those who call for sanctions against Belarus, citizens or organizations. They can get up to six, ten or 12 years in prison, depending on the severity of the crime Alexander Lukashenko President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a law criminalizing calls for sanctions against the state, citizens and organizations, the BelTA state agency reports with refe...
Мировые цены на нефть во вторник утром снижаются после заявлений министра энергетики Саудовской Аравии о возможном снижении инвестиций в ископаемое топливо, свидетельствуют данные торгов. По состоянию на 7.50 мск цена февральских фьючерсов на нефть марки Brent снижалась на 0,4% - до 74,09 доллара за баррель, январских фьючерсов на WTI - на ......
Sanctions could lead to Belarus cutting off gas transit to Europe, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with TRT, BelTA informs. “If the sanctions they impose or will impose in the future put us in a state of emergency and we have no way out to respond in other ways to their sanctions, we will use this tough measure,” he said. The Kremlin appreciated Lukashenka's words ab...
The European Union accused PMC Wagner of torture, extrajudicial executions and murders in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan and Mozambique. Also under the sanctions were at least seven individuals and three legal entities, The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions against PMC Wagner and a number of individuals associated with it. This is repor...
Viktor Vekselberg, who is under US sanctions, transferred control over the management company "Airports of the Regions" to the former top manager of Renova and the management of the management company.The airports themselves remained in the ownership of the Vekselberg group Viktor Vekselberg The owner of the Renova group, Viktor Vekselberg, against whom US sanctions have been in force since April ...
The Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries held a meeting in Liverpool. The ministers warned Moscow of the serious consequences of invading Ukraine. They called on Russia to de-escalate The G7 countries (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA , France and Japan) issued a statement following the meeting of foreign ministers in Liverpool. It emphasizes that Russia's "military aggression" against ...
Biden, according to Peskov, during negotiations with Putin said that Russiawill be financially isolated in the event of an “invasion” of Ukraine Dmitry Peskov During the talks between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, the latter said that if Russia invaded Ukraine, it would be financially isolated, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, said in the Moscow. Krem...
The US authorities are interested in partnering with Germany on the issue of new economic measures against Moscow in the event of Russian aggression in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the US Treasury following a conversation between US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the new head of the German financial department, Christian Lindner. "Secretary Yellen reaffirmed President [U...
Western states expect to involve the states of the Eurasian Economic Union in putting pressure on Belarus. This was stated by the President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko at the online summit of the EAEU, according to the website of the head of state. “We have information that visitors from Western countries and the United States have already gone to your Foreign Ministries , persuading you ...
According to Washington, the USTO European Institute and its rector helped arrange student visas for workers from the DPRK, some of whom were associated with the organization,"related" to the creation of weapons of mass destruction The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions against 15 individuals and ten legal entities, among them the Mosco...
Viktor Yanukovych The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Andriy Portnov, a former deputy chief of staff and adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, as part of the global Magnitsky Act. This is stated on the website of the department. In addition to him, restrictions were extended to the Andrey Portnov Foundation. Their assets in the United States were blocked, and citizens of the co...
Dmitry Peskov Any sanctions are responded to in a mirror or asymmetrical manner in order to protect their own interests, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports. At the same time, the Kremlin spokesman left unanswered the question of whether Moscow is preparing a draft of counter sanctions in case they are introduced by the West, calling it incorrect. “Any...