BLOOMBERG Sees Easing of Russian Buyer Hesitancy Due to Trump Administration ActionsJapanese refiner Taiyo Oil Co. has received a shipment of Russian crude on a tanker under U.S. and EU sanctions , Bloomberg reports. Tokyo has permission to buy the oil for energy security reasons. The fact that a G7 country is accepting cargo from a sanctioned tanker shows “the growing ease for buyers around the w...
EU awaits US signal on readiness to coordinate sanctions against Russia, vote could take place after G7 summit. Von der Leyen believes measures are needed to continue negotiations. Kremlin calls 'ultimatum language' unacceptableEU countries may vote on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia on June 2......
ALROSA's stake in Angolan diamond mining company Catoca was acquired by a structure of Oman's sovereign wealth fund. Last year, Angolan authorities asked Russia to withdraw from the project due to sanctionsALROSA's share in the Angolan mining company Catoca has been transferred to Taadeen, a structure of Oman's sovereign wealth fund, according to data on the company's website. Tadeen now owns 41% ...
Sanctions of 500 percent duties for countries buying Russian goodsOil and gas could cut the US off from major global economies, including its allies in Europe.South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's bill for sweeping sanctions against Russia, which the lawmaker himself called "devastating" for the Russian economy, could disrupt US ties with its major trading partners, Politico reports. ...
The US Senate has prepared a "strong" sanctions bill against Moscow, and Washington will apply them if necessary, Trump said. He added that he would make the decision personally. Russia considers the sanctions illegal . The United States will impose new sanctions on Russia if it deems it necessary, US President Donald Trump told reporters. He declined to specify whether he supports a new bill bein...
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges over the organization's "politicization and abuse of power," the State Department said in a statement. The sanctions list includes Judges Solomy Balungi Bossa and Luis Del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of the ICC Appeals Division, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou and Beti Holer of the Pre-Trial and Trial...
If the US imposes sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine , it will affect both sides, Donald Trump said . He said the deadline for doing so is "in his head."There's a deadline for imposing sanctions against Russia and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said. He said the deadline is "in his head." He made this statement during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House. "Whe...
The project in question would impose a 500% tariff on imports to the United States from countries that buy from Russia.Oil , gas, and uranium. Trump's special envoy said the document still needs to be approved by Congress. Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has asked Senate Republicans not to bring a bill to a vote that would tighten sanctions against Russia, according to Senate Armed Services...
Senator Graham said the initiative would help some European countries and send a signal to China: "If you don't want a 500 percent tariff, help Ukraine." Moscow considers Western restrictions illegal. Lindsey GrahamSenator Lindsey Graham proposed exempting countries that supply military aid to Ukraine from the risk of sanctions , which would impose a 5......
Keith KelloggThe bill on new anti-Russian US sanctions , developed by Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican of South Carolina), is ready, US Presidential Special Envoy Keith Kellogg said on Fox News. "I believe they [the bills] are ready. They're ready to be implemented. They're called the 'Russia Sanctions Act of 2......
The White House stated that Trump is positive about progress on Ukraine . The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place the day before, on June 2, in Istanbul. A Russian delegation led by Vladimir Medinsky after the conclusion of talks between Russia and Ukraine near the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey , on June 2, 2......
US Senators Graham and Blumenthal have called for sanctions against Russia to be introduced by the June G7 summit in coordination with Europe. But the EU is unlikely to have time to prepare a new package of restrictions by that time Lindsey Graham, Volodymyr Zelensky , Richard Blumenthal (left to right)The EU is unlikely to have time to prepare a new package of anti-Russian sanctions in time for t...
The US last announced new sanctions against Iran in mid-May, amid nuclear talks. Tehran is demanding that Washington abandon its policy of pressure. Caroline LeavittLast week, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt notified senior officials at the National Security Council, Treasury Department, and State Department that she was suspending all sanctions activities against Iran, The Wall Stree...
Авторы проекта с «сокрушительными» санкциями против России Грэм и Блюменталь рассчитывают принять его к саммиту G7, который пройдет 15–17 июня в Канаде. Трамп пока не поддержал законопроект Ричард Блюменталь и Линдси Грэм (справа) Авторы проекта о «сокрушительных» санкциях против России — один из близких соратников президента США Дональда Трампа сенатор-республиканец Линдси Грэм и сенатор-демократ...
The topics of sanctions and NATO expansion go beyond the obligations that Ukraine can undertake , experts say. How they can be taken into account in a bilateral memorandum and whether it can become multilateral - in the RBC review View of anti-tank fortifications called "dragon's teeth" Head of the Sector of Military-Political Analysis and Research Projects at IMEMO RAS Sergey Oznobishchev A memor...
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Betzalel SmotrichBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government has been considering sanctions against two far-right Israeli ministers for several months : Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister, and Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, The New York Times (NYT) reports. As the publication notes, the UK has hardened its stance on Israel due to military action in Ga...
Donald Trump Hawkish supporters of the anti-Moscow stance in the United States may force President Donald Trump to impose new sanctions against Russia, NBC News reports. "He may have no choice if Russia hawks in the Senate get their way and pass a bipartisan bill that includes a 500 percent tariff on buyers of Russian exports, including oil," the article says. According to informationREUTERS , a n...
Ukraine "does not want to fight" until June 2026, "it's a very long time," Zelensky said . Putin has repeatedly spoken of his readiness for an "immediate" settlement on Moscow's terms Volodymyr Zelensky and Friedrich MerzThe Russian army will allegedly "feel the sanctions" by June 2026, but this is "a very long time" for Ukraine, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said during a joint press confer...
Twenty-four entities were removed from the list, including the Central Bank of Syria and companies involved in oil production and cotton processing. The EU believes this decision will allow it to "build" a new Syria.The Council of the European Union ( EU ) adopted legal acts formalizing the decision to lift economic sanctions against Syria. Twenty-four entities were removed from the list, includin...
The German government will not allow the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to go into operation, Merz stated. He also announced tougher sanctions against Russia.Germany will continue to increase pressure on Russia and will do everything possible to prevent the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from being commissioned, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
The European Union is discussing lowering the price cap on Russianoil and is proposing such a measure to G7 countries. According to the FT, not all G7 members, particularly the US , are willing to support it . Within the EU itself , Greece and Hungary have doubts.The European Commission and the EU's "most influential" member states are calling for a reduction in the price cap on Russian crude oil ...
Robert FicoGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz's threats to suspend EU funding to Slovakia are unacceptable, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said on his Facebook page.FACEBOOK (owned by Meta, a company recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). According to Fico, Merz's words are unacceptable in modern Europe. "If we don't listen, will we be punished? That's not the path to unity and coopera...
Senator Graham called on Russia to act within the framework of the settlement, promising new sanctions . Moscow called for lifting the existing restrictions, and linked Trump's words about sanctions to emotional overload Lindsey Graham (center)Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who proposed a draft of new anti-Russian sanctions with 5......
Senator Graham called on Russia to act within the framework of the settlement, promising new sanctions . Moscow called for lifting the existing restrictions, and linked Trump's words about sanctions to emotional overload Lindsey Graham (center)Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who proposed a draft of new anti-Russian sanctions with 5......
Trump is thinking about both imposing new sanctions on Russia and withdrawing from the negotiating process. He recently criticized Putin for the strikes on Ukraine . Peskov linked this to emotional overload Donald Trump US President Donald Trump is considering imposing sanctions on Moscow this week, sources told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The newspaper's interlocutors noted that the new restri...
Трамп заявил, что Путин изменился и ему это не нравится. Также он пригрозил новыми санкциями Дональд Трамп Президент Дональд Трамп выразил недовольство из-за действий Владимира Путина на Украине и сообщил, что «абсолютно» точно рассматривает возможность введения санкций против России, его слова приводит Sky News. «Я не знаю, что, черт возьми, случилось с Путиным. Я знаю его давно. Мы всегда ладили...
Ukrainian sanctions target Alexander Boguslayev, the son of the former head of Motor Sich, and former Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada deputy Ihor Mosiychuk. The decrees name 10 individuals in total. The list includes Chechen Minister Akhmed Dudayev.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed two decrees imposing personal sanctions. One of them imposed sanctions on Chechen Minister of National Policy, ...
The head of the National Security and Defense Council, without the knowledge of the Council and Zelensky, made corrections to the decree on sanctions against Poroshenko. The previous version was invalid due to an error, meaning it would not have had any legal consequences for the former president Petro PoroshenkoFormer Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of t...