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U.S. lifts sanctions off Bereke bank

U.S. lifts sanctions off Bereke bank

The U.S. government removed Kazakh “Bereke bank” from its list of sanctioned financial institutions, according to the banks' press service. The U.S. Treasury Department has removed Bereke Bank from the SDN sanctions list …

WHO welcomes freezing U.S. sanctions against Syria

WHO welcomes freezing U.S. sanctions against Syria

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed that the U.S. eased sanctions against Syria after repeated calls from international organizations and several countries.  "We welcome the easing of sanctions …

U.S. imposes further sanctions on Iranians

U.S. imposes further sanctions on Iranians

The US Treasury Department unveiled new human rights sanctions Monday on several senior Iranian officials and what it described as a slush fund for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The U.S. targeted the …

US sanctions draw countries closer, Raisi says

US sanctions draw countries closer, Raisi says

US economic sanctions only bring countries closer together, and therefore are ineffective, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said. The US sanctions policy is doomed to failure, he said in an interview with CBS. By imposing …

U.S. firms want to secretly trade with Russia - report

U.S. firms want to secretly trade with Russia - report

U.S. companies that withdrew from Russia in the wake of the launch of its special military operation in Ukraine are looking for a way to covertly continue to trade with Moscow via Turkey, the Yeni Safak wrote, citing sources in Turkish …

U.S. to allow two companies to ship Venezuelan oil to Europe

U.S. to allow two companies to ship Venezuelan oil to Europe

Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain's Repsol SA could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up for Russian crude, five people familiar with the matter said, resuming oil-for-debt swaps halted two years ago …

U.S. may lift some of anti-Russia sanctions if...

U.S. may lift some of anti-Russia sanctions if...

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said said that "it is not a foregone conclusion" that the US will lift sanctions on Russia if it reaches a diplomatic agreement with Ukraine.  “A lot of …

U.S. targets Russia's technology sector in fresh sanctions

U.S. targets Russia's technology sector in fresh sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting the technology sector. The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 21 entities and 13 people, including Joint Stock Company Mikron, Russia's largest …

China threatens countermeasures against U.S. restrictions

China threatens countermeasures against U.S. restrictions

China has urged the U.S. to immediately revoke sanctions on Chinese officials related to visa restrictions, warning that otherwise the country will respond with countermeasures, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on …

Belarus targeted with dozens of U.S. sanctions

Belarus targeted with dozens of U.S. sanctions

The U.S. administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on dozens of Belarusian individuals and entities in response to Minsk allowing the country to be a staging ground for Russia’s operation in Ukraine. The sanctions target …

West freezes assets of Russian banks

West freezes assets of Russian banks

Leaders of western states and governments imposed a number of sanctions against Russia on Thursday over the military operation in Ukraine. Britain on Thursday has announced further sanctions targeting Russian banks, companies, …

Antonov: US sanctions not to revise Russia's foreign policy

Antonov: US sanctions not to revise Russia's foreign policy

The sanctions against Russia announced by the US administration on Tuesday will hit hard the global financial and energy markets, with average American citizens feeling the consequences as well, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly …

Biden: U.S. introduces new sanctions against Russia

Biden: U.S. introduces new sanctions against Russia

Washington introduces new sanctions against Russia and will tighten them depending on Moscow’s actions towards Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said. "Over the last few months we have coordinated closely with our NATO allies …

U.S. preparing sanctions on Russia’s Sberbank, VTB

U.S. preparing sanctions on Russia’s Sberbank, VTB

The U.S. is ready to impose sanctions against Russian banks Sberbank and VTB if necessary, a high-ranked representative of the U.S. administration told a briefing on the U.S’ new sanctions imposed against Moscow. "Let me be …

U.S. questions effectiveness of "sanctions bill from hell"

U.S. questions effectiveness of "sanctions bill from hell"

Since 2014, the Russian economy has adapted to the restrictions, so the effectiveness of the U.S. "sanctions bill from hell " is in doubt, according to The Wall Street Journal. The article's author Josh Ulick …