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USA

‘Disrespect to our sovereign decisions’: Ankara hits back after US Senate committee greenlights Turkey sanctions bill

Posted on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019By Editor

US senators delivered a serious blow to relations between the two nations when they backed a bill that would allow Turkey to be sanctioned over a weapons deal with Russia and its operation in Syria, Ankara said. … Read More >‘Disrespect to our sovereign decisions’: Ankara hits back after US Senate committee greenlights Turkey sanctions bill

Lavrov says US-Russia trade INCREASED to $27bn under Trump – all despite sanctions he intends to keep

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019By Editor

Trade between the US and Russia has increased during the Donald Trump administration in spite of the sanctions levied on Moscow, the Russian FM has revealed. Washington sees it as an excuse to keep the sanctions in place, though. … Read More >Lavrov says US-Russia trade INCREASED to $27bn under Trump – all despite sanctions he intends to keep

World

‘Guided by prejudices & biases’: India hits back at US after it threatened sanctions over citizenship bill

Posted on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019By Editor

New Delhi slammed the US state-run religious freedom watchdog after it claimed that India’s new citizenship bill is discriminatory towards the country’s Muslims and threatened India with sanctions. … Read More >‘Guided by prejudices & biases’: India hits back at US after it threatened sanctions over citizenship bill

World

US knows best? Washington threatens India with sanctions over citizenship bill for persecuted religious minorities

Posted on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019By Editor

The US has decided to give India its foreign take on the country’s hotly debated citizenship bill, threatening Indian government officials with sanctions for failing to list Muslims among ‘persecuted’ minorities. … Read More >US knows best? Washington threatens India with sanctions over citizenship bill for persecuted religious minorities

EU

Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Will Be Included in US Defence Bill – Reports

Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019By Editor

The United States has been consistently trying to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, threatening everyone involved with sanctions while promoting its own liquefied natural gas on the European market. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Will Be Included in US Defence Bill – Reports

Germany will respond if US sanctions gas pipeline from Russia – Bundestag member

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

Berlin will consider countermeasures if the US imposes sanctions on Nord Stream 2, the pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany, the head of the Bundestag’s Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy has said. … Read More >Germany will respond if US sanctions gas pipeline from Russia – Bundestag member

Iran wants US to pay $130 billion in damages for inciting riots and other ‘crimes against the nation’

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019By Editor

Tehran has said the US should offer compensation to ordinary citizens whose lives have been damaged during the violent protests openly backed by Washington. … Read More >Iran wants US to pay $130 billion in damages for inciting riots and other ‘crimes against the nation’

EU

US may sanction $2.4bn worth of French products over digital tax, some duties to reach 100%

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019By Editor

The US has proposed new tariffs on over two billion dollars in French goods, retaliating to a “digital tax” which it says “discriminates” against American products. Some of the products could be penalized by 100 percent. … Read More >US may sanction $2.4bn worth of French products over digital tax, some duties to reach 100%

US Sanctions-Related Narrative on Nord Stream 2 ‘Controversial’, German Lawmaker Says

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019By Editor

On Sunday, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee head Jim Risch said that Washington plans to hamper the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline by sanctioning companies involved in the project via the 2020 … Read More >US Sanctions-Related Narrative on Nord Stream 2 ‘Controversial’, German Lawmaker Says

China suspends review of visits by American warships & sanctions NGOs in response to US signing of Hong Kong bill

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019By Editor

Beijing has stopped allowing US Navy vessels to visit Hong Kong and “sanctioned” foreign NGOs after President Donald Trump signed a bill, which targets China over its response to anti-government protests and riots in the city. … Read More >China suspends review of visits by American warships & sanctions NGOs in response to US signing of Hong Kong bill