Санкции

Major oil trader Hossein Shamkhani, whose father is a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several of his companies were sanctioned . The goal is to restrict Iranian oil exports. Scott Bessent The US Treasury Department has imposed the largest sanctions against Iran in seven years, reportsBLOOMBERG . Among those targeted were major oil trader Hossein Shamkhani, whose...

China called on Ukraine to "correct its erroneous policies" and opposed sanctions against Chinese companies. On the eve, Zelensky expanded restrictions on China to synchronize them with the 18th package of EU sanctionsChina opposes unilateral sanctions that have not received approval from the UN Security Council and calls on the Ukrainian side to correct its “erroneous policy,” Chinese Foreign Min...

RussianUrals oil is currently trading at a minimal discount to benchmark grades since the start of the war in Ukraine — $11.45 per barrel. This indicates that the new European sanctions are having a weak impact on the market, writesBLOOMBERG Russian Urals crude has been trading at a minimal discount to benchmark prices since the start of the special operation in Ukraine. This suggests that new Eur...

Donald Trump US tariffs may or may not impact Russia, US President Donald Trump stated yesterday, July 29. "But we're going to impose tariffs and other measures that you're imposing. It may or may not affect them. But it's possible," he said ( as quoted by The New York Times). The day before, on July 29, Donald Trump announced that the deadline for a settlement in Ukraine expired in ten days. In m...

New sanctions against Russia and its trade partners must be imposed immediately, Latvian Foreign Minister says. Trump has suggested his 50-day deadline could come sooner. Moscow calls ultimatums unacceptable Baiba Braže and Donald Trump Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže believes that US President Donald Trump should not wait 5......

The European Union has added the A7 international payments platform, which was launched by Russian bank PSB in 2024 , to its sanctions list, according to a document published in the Official Journal of the Council of the EU . Last fall, PSB launched a cross-border settlement platform for Russian businesses, using financial market instruments and A7, a company specially created by the bank. Transac...

Antonio GuterresThe UN considers any measures aimed at establishing a ceasefire in Ukraine important, but such measures must comply with international law. This was stated at a press conference by the head of the world organization, Antonio Guterres. His words are reported by TASS . “We certainly need an immediate ceasefire that would pave the way for a political solution,” Guterres said, adding t...

Malta's position on the price ceiling for Russian energy is currently preventing the approval of the EU's 18th package of sanctions against Russia, Politico reports. The countries will meet again tomorrow to discuss the sanctionsA new obstacle has emerged on the way to the adoption of a new package of sanctions by the European Union ( EU ) against Russia: Malta, which has spoken out against limiti...

Обсуждения 19-го пакета антироссийских санкций Евросоюза уже неофициально ведутся, заявил «Известиям» депутат Европарламента Томаш Здеховский. «Обсуждения 19-го пакета уже ведутся, хотя и находятся на ранней и неофициальной стадии», — сказал Здеховский. Он отметил, что основные трудности связаны именно с технической «усталостью от санкций» — не политической. По словам Здеховского, новые санкции уд...

European diplomats said Malta could change its position on the 18th round of sanctions against Russia and the EU would approve it, they told Politico. At the COREPER meeting on 13 July, Malta opposed the proposal to cap the price of Russian energy at 15% of the market price . As the publication's sources explained, at the EU meeting, Malta's representatives expressed disagreement with the introduc...

Photo by the Investigative Committee of the Minsk Region July 14, Minsk . The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Minsk Region is investigating a criminal case on the attempted murder of two people. This was reported to BELTA by the official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Minsk Region, Maria Nikitina. As established by the investigation, on June 25,...

Prigozhin stated that Canada offered him the opportunity to publicly criticize the military operation and avoid sanctions. In March 2023, a recording of a conversation allegedly with Prigozhin surfaced online, in which he criticized the military operations.The Canadian government offered Russian producer Iosif Prigozhin waivers of sanctions in exchange for public statements criticizing the Russian...

The Russian president understood that Trump could eventually impose new sanctions on Moscow if his patience "runs out," NYT sources say. The Kremlin said it noted all the nuances in the Republican's words Donald Trump Russian President Vladimir Putin was prepared for the fact that his American counterpart Donald Trump's patience could "break," two sources close to the Kremlin told The New York Tim...

The plan calls for an automatic revision of the price ceiling every three months, depending on the market price of oil . The limit could start at a level 15% below market prices, based on a ten-week average.Initiative on a “flexible” price ceiling for Russianoil , which is being considered by EU member states , assumes its automatic revision every three months depending on the market price. This i...

ЕК предлагает автоматизированно устанавливать потолок цен на $15 ниже рыночной цены барреля, пишет Reuters. Власти подчеркивали, что потолок цен никак не влияет на экспорт российских ресурсов Еврокомиссия предложит государствам Евросоюза ввести «гибкий» потолок цен на российскую нефть, который будет устанавливаться на $15 ниже рыночной цены барреля. Об этом сообщает агентство Reuters со ссылкой на...

Alexander MoshenskyThe Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs has added Belarusian businessman Alexander Moshensky, owner of the companies Savushkin Product and Santa Bremor, to the national sanctions list. The introduction of sanctions means freezing funds and property owned or controlled by Moshensky. The Polish agency also prohibited the transfer of financial or economic resources to him (directly...

Francesca AlbaneseThe United States is imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for "illegal and shameful attempts to provoke the International Criminal Court to take action" against US and Israeli leaders and companies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on the social network X. “Today, I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapport...

Volodymyr Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against five Chinese companies . The decree was published on the website of the Ukrainian President's Office. The sanctions targeted Central Asia Silk Road International Trade, Suzhou Ecod Precision Manufacturing, Shenzhen Royo Technology, Shenzhen Jinduobang Technology, and Ningbo BLIN Machinery. "Sanctions have been imp...

The UK sanctions against the Russian Armed Forces' radiation, chemical and biological defence (RCBZ) command are an attempt to divert attention from "repeatedly documented cases" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using toxic substances with Western support, the Russian Embassy in the UK said. “With this illegitimate action, the British authorities are once again trying to distract attention from the r...

Dmitry Peskov Russia has accumulated extensive experience in resisting Western sanctions and is closely monitoring all new threats in this area, said presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov . This is how he responded to a question about the new “tough” package of sanctions against Russia that France announced . "We will monitor this closely. Our position is well known. Naturally, we will do eve...

Главы крупных фондов в Лихтенштейне начали покидать свои должности после того, как несколько организаций оказались под санкциями ЕС в отношении России. FT предупреждает, что княжество рискует потерять статус финансового центра Виды Вадуца, Лихтенштейн Правительство Лихтенштейна сформировало чрезвычайную оперативную группу для борьбы с кризисом в сфере трастовых фондов, которые остались без управле...

Великобритания ввела новые санкции против российских физлиц и компаний. В санкционный список попали начальник войск радиационной, химической и биологической защиты Вооруженных сил России Ртищев и его заместитель Марченко Алексей Ртищев Великобритания расширила санкционный список в отношении России в связи с продолжающимися боевыми действиями на Украине и внесла в него начальника войск радиационной...

The sanctions that the European Union is preparing should prevent Russia from conducting a military operation and encourage it to agree to a ceasefire, Barrot said. The Kremlin stressed that it is impossible to speak to Moscow in the "language of ultimatums" Jean-Noël BarrotThe European Union is preparing to introduce the toughest sanctions against Russia since 2......

The sanctions , according to Zelensky, affected financial and cryptocurrency schemes. Among the legal entities affected were companies associated with mining and investments. Moscow considers the sanctions illegal and emphasizes that pressure is useless Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine has introduced “special sanctions” against Russia aimed at financial schemes, “including cryptocurrency ones,” Ukrainia...

Trump said he spoke with Putin about possible new sanctions. The Republican believes Russia has managed to overcome the restrictions previously imposed by Donald Trump. President Vladimir Putin has successfully fought restrictions against Russia, and new ones may be introduced, stated US President Donald Trump. Footage of his responses to journalists was published in the H. "You know, he was able ...

Witkoff Wants to Lift Energy Sanctions on Russia While U.S. Interior Secretary Would Rather Push Out Moscow to Make Room for American Imports Russian Authorities Call Sanctions Illegal Steve Witkoff US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff wants to lift US energy sanctions on Russia, but Interior Secretary Doug Burgum would like to use the restrictions to boost US exports, Politico reports, citing sour...

В результате проверок Россельхознадзора установлено, что треть продукции «Светофора» не соответствует установленным стандартам качества, с более чем 1,5 тысячи образцов выявлены отклонения. Особенно проблемными оказались молочные и мясные изделия. В ответ на нарушения предложены меры вплоть до блокировки деятельности сети. Эксперты и депутаты считают, что текущая система штрафов неэффективна, и ре...

Фридрих Мерц Переговоры с властями Словакии о 18-м пакете санкций против России находятся на решающей стадии, заявил канцлер ФРГ Фридрих Мерц в интервью телеканалу ARD. Мерц подчеркнул, что европейские страны пытаются «решить проблему». «На рабочем уровне происходит поиск компромисса, он будет найден, и тогда в силу вступит 18-й пакет санкций», — сказал канцлер ФРГ. По его мнению, новые ограничени...