Washington could impose sanctions on Russia in response to alleged cyberattacks on Ukraine, even before any potential ground invasion, a member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee revealed on Wednesday. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy confirmed that “pre-invasion sanctions” were being considered in response to Moscow’s alleged targeting of Ukrainian …
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The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, built to deliver gas to Germany from Siberia, could be hit with harsh sanctions from Berlin if Russia decides to attack Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said. Speaking at a session of the Bundestag, the German parliament, on Wednesday, Baerbock confirmed that the underwater energy …
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A top Russian legislator has called for a pan-European response to the glorification of Nazism in Ukraine, after far-right activists held a torch-lit march in Kiev marking the birthday of a controversial WWII Hitler collaborator. The rally to celebrate Stepan Bandera, held in Ukraine’s capital over the weekend, has been condemned …
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On Thursday, the Chinese National People’s Congress voted on and passed the ‘Anti-Foreign Sanctions Act’ in an effort to protect national interests against foreign interference. The anti-foreign sanctions draft law was proposed on Monday to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC). The specific content of China’s …
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The Hungarian government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has lost a suit at the EU’s Court of Justice challenging the legality of a 2018 motion by the European Parliament calling for investigation of Budapest’s alleged violations of the EU’s rule of law, that could lead to sanctions and to reduced …
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The incident between the two controversial politicians was witnessed by two reporters for the Washington Post, which detailed the event in a story. Taylor Greene reportedly made a scene, yelling at Ocasio-Cortez that left-leaning groups such as Black Lives Matter and Antifa were “terrorists.” The Republican shouted that Ocasio-Cortez didn’t …
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The Biden administration’s decision to sanction a number of Saudi officials, but not the Crown Prince himself, was made after an intelligence community report released on Friday accused the Prince of approving the capture and killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018. Psaki appeared on CNN’s ‘State of the …
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Both nations will sanction Myanmar’s Minister of Defense General Mya Tun Oo over the military’s crackdown on protesters and Home Affairs Minister Lt General Soe Htut for his responsibility over the police’s actions. Deputy Home Affairs Minister Lt General Than Hlaing is the third person named under the new penalties. …
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Speaking on Monday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying urged Washington to immediately stop its “wrongful” behavior against China, citing the bullying of Chinese companies by the US, as well as American interference in Chinese internal affairs. “China has decided to impose sanctions on the responsible US officials who performed badly …
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