Austria’s ex-foreign minister Karin Kneissl is about to join an ever-expanding list of senior Western politicians working for the Kremlin, euobserver.com reported. The 56-year old, who led Austria’s diplomacy between […]
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Ukraine imposes sanctions against airlines for flights to Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukraine imposed sanctions against Moldova’s JET4U S.R.L. and Portugal’s JET4U LDA for flights to the Russian Federation and to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in violation of applicable law. […]
Germany created fund to support Nord Stream 2 and bypass US sanctions
The parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany approved the creation of the fund, which is designed to help complete Gazprom’s gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, Zeit Online reported. The fund will […]
Norwegian company refuses to certify Nord Stream 2
The Norwegian company Det Norske Veritas – Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL), which inspected the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, refused to certify it due to US sanctions, RBC reported. “DNV […]
Ukraine plans to push for Russia to be banned from SWIFT
Ukraine may demand that Russia be disconnected from the international payment network SWIFT if there is no progress in the negotiation process on Donbas by the end of the year, […]
US lawmakers agree to widen sanctions against Nord Stream 2
The annual US defense policy bill 2021 unveiled by lawmakers expands sanctions on companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Under the draft of the annual US defense […]
Washington imposed sanctions on a Russian research institute tied to malware
Washington imposed sanctions on a Russian research institute tied to the development of a virus capable of causing major industrial damage, Reuters reported. The US Treasury Department believes that the […]
UK expands sanctions over Kerch Bridge
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on two individuals and four legal entities involved in building the Kerch Bridge linking Russian and the occupied Crimea. The sanctions were imposed on […]
US democrats want to sanction Russians over bounties for US troops
Senate Democrats introduced a bill to that would require Trump to impose sanctions on Russian officials or entities that are involved in offering bounties for attacks on US troops to […]
Pompeo to companies aiding Russia on Nord Stream 2: Get out now or risk the consequences
The U.S. Department of State is preparing harsher sanctions for companies that are involved in Nord Stream 2 and the second line of TurkStream 2 construction, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
Russia seeks to seriously damage the solidarity among EU members during COVID-19 pandemic
As the rest of the world struggles to cope with COVID-19, Russia is churningout propaganda that blames the West for creating the virus, writes Dr. Sergey Sukhankin. In an article […]
Russia is trying to whitewash its reputation using coronavirus pandemic
A Russian state-owned fund that says it footed half the bill of a coronavirus aid shipment delivered to the U.S. on Wednesday has been on a U.S. Treasury restricted lending […]
Standard Chartered fined for violating sanctions against Russia
U.K. authorities have fined Standard Chartered PLC for violating sanctions imposed on Russia following its annexation of the Crimea in 2014, the WSJ reports. The British bank must pay $25.41 million for […]
Washington urges European Union to impose sanctions on Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have urged the European Union to impose sanctions on Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, writes the WSJ. In a letter to the EU’s ambassador […]
