Sanctions – Page 21 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

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

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

Russia-EU trade turnover plunged over 20% in 2020

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

The volume of trade between Russia and the European Union declined by 21% last year to $219 billion, according to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. … Read More >Russia-EU trade turnover plunged over 20% in 2020

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

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021By Editor

Beijing has announced retaliatory sanctions against a group of 10 EU politicians and academics in response to the 27-member bloc’s own punitive measures against the Chinese government for its alleged human rights abuses. … Read More >China blacklists 10 EU officials and academics after bloc hits Beijing with sanctions over alleged abuses of Uighur Muslims

EU ambassadors approve first China sanctions since Tiananmen Square crackdown, diplomats say

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

European Union ambassadors have agreed to sanction four as-yet-unnamed Chinese officials and one organization, in relation to alleged human rights violations and abuses in Xinjiang. EU foreign ministers will vote on March 22. … Read More >EU ambassadors approve first China sanctions since Tiananmen Square crackdown, diplomats say

Russia

Sanctions against Russia are inflicting ‘enormous damage on both sides,’ warns EU watchdog, calling on Brussels to ‘build bridges’

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

Harsh economic measures imposed by the EU on Russia hurts business on both sides of the divide, the president of one of the bloc’s largest industry bodies has bemoaned, saying politicians should focus on common ground instead. … Read More >Sanctions against Russia are inflicting ‘enormous damage on both sides,’ warns EU watchdog, calling on Brussels to ‘build bridges’