Sanctions News
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Brussels -
Spurred into action by the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the EU put Russia's intelligence chiefs on its sanctions list Saturday as it readied much harsher measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
In the Media
by Bryan McManus (AFP)
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Washington -
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Thursday about tough new sanctions imposed on Moscow on Ukraine.White House spokesman Josh Earnest did not divulge other topics of the conversation.
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Moscow -
The US and EU bolstered sanctions against Russia over its alleged support of separatists in Ukraine, drawing an angry rebuke on Thursday from Moscow which said the measures amounted to "blackmail".
In the Media
by Anna Malpas with Max Delany in Kiev (AFP)
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Washington -
The United States and Europe strengthened sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine Wednesday, with President Barack Obama taking his first direct swipes in the finance, military and energy sectors of the Russian economy.
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The animosity between Japan and North Korea has been going on for years, occasionally escalating into hostile exchanges of threats. But the abduction of Japanese nationals in the late 1970s and early 1980s has never been resolved.
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London -
The United States and European partners are ready to impose tougher sanctions against Russia if it seeks to disrupt Ukraine's upcoming presidential elections, top diplomats warned Thursday.
In the Media
by AFP
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London -
The United States and European partners are stepping up efforts to draft tougher sanctions against Russia if it seeks to disrupt Ukraine's upcoming presidential elections, a US official said Thursday.
In the Media
by AFP
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The United States has implemented more sanctions against the Syrian government. Sanctions which prohibit U.S businesses and individuals from doing business with certain officials, banks and institutions.
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Kharkiv -
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on seven Russian officials and 17 firms linked to President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to punish what it said were "provocative acts" in Ukraine.
In the Media
by AFP
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Kuala Lumpur -
US President Barack Obama told Russia Sunday it should cooperate with international observers in Ukraine, not stand by while they were detained by pro-Moscow "thugs.
In the Media
by Stephen COLLINSON (AFP)
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Moscow -
Russia is ready to face a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday."I am sure we will be able to minimise their consequences," he said in a televised speech to parliament.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
The United States has issued a license allowing Boeing to do business with Iran for the first time since the US embargo of 1979, a company spokesman told AFP Friday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Brussels -
Europe has ramped up its response to Russia's annexation of Crimea with a new round of sanctions that still fall short of Washington's moves and will have little bite, experts say.
In the Media
by Céline Loubette (AFP)
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Brussels -
Twelve top Russian politicians, members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, and Black Sea and Crimea commanders feature on a new EU sanctions blacklist agreed Friday.Topping the latest European Union sanctions list -- which brings the total num...
In the Media
by AFP
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Moscow -
Visa and MasterCard have stopped servicing the credit cards of customers using Russian banks affected by the economic sanctions announced in Washington, the banks said Friday.Bank Rossiya, used by close associates of President Vladimir Putin, said in a...
In the Media
by AFP
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Geneva -
Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko sold his stake in Gunvor a day before being named in sanctions announced by the United States over the Ukraine crisis, the Swiss-based commodity trading company said Thursday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
New U.S. sanctions against Russia that were announced Thursday target a bank so closely identified with President Vladimir Putin's inner circle that its chairman is widely known as "Putin's banker."Washington slapped business bans and asset freezes.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
US President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Vladimir Putin's inner circle and a "crony bank" for Russia's elite Thursday, while threatening to target Russia's broader economy over the Ukraine crisis."Russia must know that further escalation will onl...
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
US President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on more Russian officials and a bank Thursday and threatened to target the broader Russian economy if Moscow escalates its actions against Ukraine."Russia must know that further escalation will only isolate i...
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
Russia's intervention in Crimea has cost it "real economic pain," the United States said Wednesday as it readied a new slew of sanctions to punish Moscow for taking over Ukraine's southern peninsula."The question at this point is not if we will do more...
In the Media
by AFP
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What if: the Ukraine was Texas, Crimea was Louisiana, Europe was Mexico, the United States was South America, and Russia was the United States? Would you meddle? Would you understand?
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Brussels -
EU foreign ministers were preparing the "strongest possible signal" to Russia on Monday by making it pay a price in sanctions for backing a Crimea vote for independence from Ukraine.At the same time they reiterated the need for a diplomatic solution, u...
In the Media
by Bryan McManus (AFP)
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Brussels -
Crimea's referendum on joining Russia is "illegal and illegitimate", the European Union said Sunday, announcing that it would decide on sanctions on Monday."The referendum is illegal and illegitimate and its outcome will not be recognised," the Europea...
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by AFP
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A Digital Journalist realizes it would be a lose-lose situation for the U.S. to force sanctions against Russia. A live Webcam tracks the drama of an eagle's nest. Radioactive waters detected in Canada. Welcome to this week's TopFinds.
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U.S. authorities are investigating whether two French banks violated anti-money laundering rules and economic embargoes on countries like Iran, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
In the Media
by Emily Flitter (Reuters)
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A group of United Nations sanctions experts has been investigating former basketball star Dennis Rodman because of gifts he brought to North Korea during his visits to the reclusive state, ac...
In the Media
by Louis Charbonneau (Reuters)
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Washington -
The United States pressed Iraq to explain media reports that it had signed a contract to buy arms from Iran, a move forbidden under a United Nations embargo."We've certainly seen those reports.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that foreign firms testing commercial prospects in Iran did so at their own peril and vowed to come down like a "ton of bricks" on sanctions violators.Obama spoke alongside French President Francois Hollande a week a...
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
Luxembourg financial clearing house Clearstream Banking will pay the United States $152 million to settle accusations it illegally helped Iran's central bank access the US financial system, the Treasury announced Thursday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Tehran -
Iran's oil minister will hold a "face-to-face" meeting at Davos with major oil companies to try to coax them back to the sanctions-hit Islamic republic, media reported Wednesday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Rough diamonds are shown in this photograph from 2013.
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UN: The Security Council Chamber
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During the videoconference on the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
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