Sanctions – Page 21 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Sanctions against Russia just aren’t working, says French President Macron, calling for dialogue & review of EU’s stance on Moscow

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021By Editor

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has called on the EU to re-evaluate its foreign policy approach to Russia, arguing that the bloc’s current strategy isn’t helping to restore constructive relations between Moscow and the West. … Read More >Sanctions against Russia just aren’t working, says French President Macron, calling for dialogue & review of EU’s stance on Moscow

Middle East

Turkey’s Erdogan asks Pope to help end ‘massacre’ of Palestinians, calls for international sanctions against Israel

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed the ongoing escalation in the Gaza Strip with Pope Francis, urging the pontiff to help end the “massacre” of the Palestinians. … Read More >Turkey’s Erdogan asks Pope to help end ‘massacre’ of Palestinians, calls for international sanctions against Israel

Russia

EU’s response to Moscow’s pushback on sanctions shows ‘mania for impunity’ that will ‘lead to nowhere’, says Russian FM Lavrov

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed recent EU complaints concerning Moscow’s retaliation against sanctions imposed on Russia, calling out officials in Brussels as being possessed by feelings of impunity. … Read More >EU’s response to Moscow’s pushback on sanctions shows ‘mania for impunity’ that will ‘lead to nowhere’, says Russian FM Lavrov

Russia

Russian Counter Sanctions on US and EU Begin To Bite

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Russia’s financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring has put the Navalny Headquarters on the list of organizations involved in terrorist and extremist activities, as follows from information uploaded to the agency’s website. The organization was added to the corresponding list on April 30. … Read More >Russian Counter Sanctions on US and EU Begin To Bite

The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

Russia is a major world power, and if the EU can attempt to bully it in such a dangerous way, then there’s nothing stopping the bloc from doing the same to comparatively weaker countries. … Read More >The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous

Russia

Act of war? Ukraine asks EU to consider cutting off Russia from SWIFT payment system as Kiev seeks more sanctions against Moscow

Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021By Editor

Ukraine has requested that the European Union consider the possibility of disconnecting Russia from SWIFT, the international system of transfers between banks, suggesting that the measure be added to a new package of sanctions. … Read More >Act of war? Ukraine asks EU to consider cutting off Russia from SWIFT payment system as Kiev seeks more sanctions against Moscow

Russia

Russia BANS FBI & DNI directors, Susan Rice, John Bolton, and AG Garland from entering, in new tit-for-tat sanctions blacklist

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Russia is hitting back against US sanctions, banning the entry of a slew of high-ranking officials after Washington banned a list of bigwigs from Moscow – a move that set the tone in relations with the newly elected US president. … Read More >Russia BANS FBI & DNI directors, Susan Rice, John Bolton, and AG Garland from entering, in new tit-for-tat sanctions blacklist

Russia

Wanna sell parmesan to Russia? First, you’ve gotta recognize Crimea, country’s chief cheesemaker tells Italian ambassador

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

Italy must recognize Crimea as Russia if it wants to be allowed to export parmesan into the country. That’s according to the head of the Cheese Industry Union, who responded to Rome’s plea to Moscow for a change in the law. … Read More >Wanna sell parmesan to Russia? First, you’ve gotta recognize Crimea, country’s chief cheesemaker tells Italian ambassador

World

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russian Individual, 4 Companies Over Crimean Railway Bridge

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

The news comes just a day after Canada introduced sanctions on two Russian executives and four entities in response to Crimea’s reunification with Russia, which Moscow slammed as “disregard for reality”, given that the Crimean people voted to rejoin Russia in a referendum in 2014. … Read More >Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russian Individual, 4 Companies Over Crimean Railway Bridge

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

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021By Editor

The former French ambassador to the US has urged Brussels to consider retaliatory measures in response to Washington’s extraterritorial sanctions on European companies, arguing that it was time to defend EU interests. … Read More >EU should impose counter-sanctions on US officials who target European firms, former French envoy to Washington says

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