Sanctions – Page 24 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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

EU

Austria’s OMV to Appeal Against Polish Regulator’s Demand to Stop Nord Stream 2 Financing

Posted on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020By Editor

Last month, the Polish anti-monopoly authority UOKiK ruled that a fine of about 6.5 billion euros be imposed on Gazprom over the project, accusing Gazprom and its European partners of failing to notify Warsaw about the start a joint venture for the pipeline’s construction. … Read More >Austria’s OMV to Appeal Against Polish Regulator’s Demand to Stop Nord Stream 2 Financing

Russia

By imposing ‘illegitimate’ sanctions on Russians, EU officials have shown a ‘desire to put themselves above the law’ – FM Lavrov

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020By Editor

In a sign that relations between Moscow and the European Union are deteriorating, Russia’s top diplomat has said that the EU is unable to “adequately assess” what is going on in the world, and wishes to be above the law. … Read More >By imposing ‘illegitimate’ sanctions on Russians, EU officials have shown a ‘desire to put themselves above the law’ – FM Lavrov

Beijing targets US arms producers with sanctions over $1.8bn deal with Taiwan

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020By Editor

China says it will impose sanctions on top US weapons manufacturers over a massive sale of their products to Taiwan. The Pentagon approved the deal last week, infuriating Beijing. … Read More >Beijing targets US arms producers with sanctions over $1.8bn deal with Taiwan

Iran blacklists three US diplomats over ‘terrorist acts,’ one day after Washington imposed sanctions on Tehran

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020By Editor

The US ambassador in Iraq and two other American diplomats have been hit with sanctions by Iran over allegedly “coordinating terrorist acts” in a tit-for-tat response from Tehran to Washington blacklisting an Iranian official. … Read More >Iran blacklists three US diplomats over ‘terrorist acts,’ one day after Washington imposed sanctions on Tehran