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EU

European Parliament approves sanctions on Turkey over reopening of Cyprus town

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020By Editor

MEPs have adopted an amendment calling on the European Council to impose sanctions on Turkey, after they unanimously voted to condemn its recent “unilateral and illegal” behavior in Cyprus and the surrounding territorial waters. … Read More >European Parliament approves sanctions on Turkey over reopening of Cyprus town

EU

Europe ‘ready to take measures’ against any entity that blocks Libyan peace process

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have warned that they are prepared to sanction any entity involved in Libyan politics, domestic or foreign, that attempts to obstruct the fragile peace process there. … Read More >Europe ‘ready to take measures’ against any entity that blocks Libyan peace process

World

Authorities clash with protesters in Belarus as exiled Tikhanovskaya warns riot police could be listed as ‘terrorists’ by EU

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

Thousands have taken to the streets for another weekend of protests in Belarus. Stun grenades were fired at the crowds, while opposition figures abroad have been pressuring Western leaders to increase sanction pressure on Minsk. … Read More >Authorities clash with protesters in Belarus as exiled Tikhanovskaya warns riot police could be listed as ‘terrorists’ by EU

World

Belarus to Impose Sanctions on High-Ranking EU Officials, Foreign Minister States

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020By Editor

Minsk will slap sanctions on high-ranking officials of the European Union, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said on Sunday. … Read More >Belarus to Impose Sanctions on High-Ranking EU Officials, Foreign Minister States

Russia

Putin uses BRICS summit to call for lifting of sanctions on poorer countries devastated by coronavirus pandemic

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that countries scrap sanctions against struggling states as the global economic downturn caused by Covid-19 continues to worsen. … Read More >Putin uses BRICS summit to call for lifting of sanctions on poorer countries devastated by coronavirus pandemic

European Council Extends Sanctions on Venezuela for One Year

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

The European Council extended sanctions against Venezuela for one year, until 14 November 2021, the council said Thursday. … Read More >European Council Extends Sanctions on Venezuela for One Year

By allowing expulsion of opposition Hong Kong legislators, China broke treaty with UK – London

Posted on November 12, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of violating a bilateral treaty on Hong Kong after it allowed the unseating of city lawmakers. The British government is now considering sanctions. … Read More >By allowing expulsion of opposition Hong Kong legislators, China broke treaty with UK – London

Russia

Ukraine threatens sanctions as Nicaragua becomes first nation to open consulate in Crimea since it returned to Russia in 2014

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020By Editor

Ukraine has threatened sanctions against Nicaragua after it became the first country, on Tuesday, to open a consulate in Crimea since the 2014 Maidan. Kiev considers the peninsula to be illegally occupied by Moscow. … Read More >Ukraine threatens sanctions as Nicaragua becomes first nation to open consulate in Crimea since it returned to Russia in 2014

Russia

Kiev calls for new sanctions against Russia as Kremlin recognizes passports of residents of breakaway East Ukrainian republics

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has lodged a diplomatic complaint with Moscow over President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the documents of residents if the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. … Read More >Kiev calls for new sanctions against Russia as Kremlin recognizes passports of residents of breakaway East Ukrainian republics

World

Brussels vs. Lukashenko: EU to impose additional sanctions on Minsk, targeting both President and his son, sources tell TASS

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020By Editor

The EU has agreed to impose new sanctions against Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, three months after the country’s controversial election, which the opposition claims was obviously rigged. … Read More >Brussels vs. Lukashenko: EU to impose additional sanctions on Minsk, targeting both President and his son, sources tell TASS