sanctions

In non-binding resolution, EU parliament calls for new anti-Russia sanctions that would stop Nord Stream 2 over Navalny’s arrest

The EU member states should take “an active stance” on Navalny’s 30-day arrest in Russia. This is according to a non-binding…

3 years ago

US expands sanctions against Nord Stream 2 project, targeting ships & Russian firms

Pipe-laying vessel ‘Fortuna’ and oil tanker ‘Maksim Gorky’, as well as two Russian firms, KVT-Rus and Rustanker, were blacklisted on…

3 years ago

EU wants to shield itself from US sanctions & cut dependence on dollar – reports

In a policy paper set to be adopted as soon as next week, the European officials highlighted that “global financial…

3 years ago

‘Legacy of isolation & defeat’: Cuba slams US over sanctions on Interior Minister for alleged ‘human rights abuse’

The US Treasury Department announced the new penalties on Friday, claiming the ministry and its chief, Alvarez Casas, “have directly…

3 years ago

Projecting? US slaps sanctions on firm that provided voting tech for Venezuela over its role in ‘rigging’ elections

Ex-Cle Soluciones Biometricas C.A., a Venezuela-registered subsidiary of an Argentine-based tech company, specializes in providing biometric verification equipment and has…

3 years ago

Not ‘forced’ but ‘compulsory’? Brazil’s Supreme Court paves way for SANCTIONS for refusing Covid-19 jab

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) ruled 10-1 on Thursday that governments at all levels may set out penalties for anyone…

3 years ago

Iran ‘stands with’ Turkey after US slaps it with sanctions for buying Russian weapons – FM Zarif

In a damning tweet on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the US showed its “addiction to sanctions and contempt…

3 years ago

‘Support, not sanctions’: Turkey’s Erdogan dismayed at US punishing its NATO ally for purchasing S-400 system from Russia

In a speech on Monday, Erdogan said that Turkey would not be deterred in defending itself by either US sanctions,…

3 years ago

EU and US sanctions on Turkey show it is a NATO state in name only and will push Erdogan closer to Russia and China

Turkey is about to be hit with a double dose of sanctions for reasons that are entirely different, but nonetheless…

3 years ago

Sanctions kill people they’re supposed to be protecting and undermine entire system of human rights & humanitarian aid – UN

The Covid-19 pandemic could have brought humanity together in cooperation to combat the deadly disease. Instead, 2020 has seen an…

3 years ago