sanctions

Biden calls for de-escalation with Russia after imposing sanctions over baseless charges of hacking and election meddling

Biden told reporters at the White House on Thursday afternoon that he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of the impending…

3 years ago

Russia pledges retaliation, summons US envoy over new sanctions, as NATO & EU back Biden’s move to target country’s national debt

Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s spokeswoman, told reporters that retaliation against the move was “unavoidable,” and that the American ambassador, John…

3 years ago

US imposes new sanctions against Russia, expels ten diplomats & targets national debt in move Moscow may view as major escalation

The move, which the White House says is in response to alleged interference by Moscow in the 2020 US presidential…

3 years ago

State Dept says US prepared to lift Iran sanctions, but warns of ‘long road ahead’ amid indirect talks to revive nuclear pact

“We are prepared to take the steps necessary to return to compliance with the JCPOA, including by lifting sanctions that…

3 years ago

China’s new partnership with Iran is not a full alliance, but enough to undermine US sanctions & rock global status quo

In the midst of a spat of tensions between China and the West, Beijing’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi spent the…

3 years ago

China sanctions UK officials and entities for ‘maliciously’ spreading ‘disinformation’ about Uighur Muslims

The sanctions, which take effect immediately, target Tom Tugendhat, the chair of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Iain Duncan…

3 years ago

EU goes ‘better dead than red’ on Russian vaccine & China sanctions. Guess whose interests it really serves?

The European Union publicly espouses a policy of strategic autonomy, meaning that it should, in theory, strive to be more…

3 years ago

The US’ push for allied sanctions on China edges us closer to a new Cold War, but Biden mustn’t bank on long-term European support

Will this week mark a new turning point for China’s ties with the West? Has the EU’s policy of engagement…

3 years ago

EU should impose counter-sanctions on US officials who target European firms, former French envoy to Washington says

Pierre Vimont, a career French diplomat who served as envoy to the US from 2007-2010, said in an interview that…

3 years ago

China blacklists 10 EU officials and academics after bloc hits Beijing with sanctions over alleged abuses of Uighur Muslims

A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the EU’s sanctions over the alleged detention and forced…

3 years ago