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Russian Embassy in U.S. calls new sanctions "spy hysteria"

Russian Embassy in U.S. calls new sanctions "spy hysteria"

Russia's embassy in Washington called the sanctions imposed yesterday a "spy hysteria" and an attempt meddle in relations between Russia and its neighbours. "We see nothing but the manifestation of Washington’s …

Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on U.S

Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on U.S

Russia has banned 500 Americans from setting foot in Russia in response to U.S. sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "In response to the staple anti-Russian sanctions by the Joe Biden administration, …

Tbilisi urges U.S. to lift sanctions imposed on Georgian judges

Tbilisi urges U.S. to lift sanctions imposed on Georgian judges

In a letter sent today to the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili says that the U.S. State Department’s decision to sanction the judge “which was made public without presenting …

U.S. sanctions Georgian judges

U.S. sanctions Georgian judges

The U.S. State Department has placed four Georgian judges on a visa blacklist, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced, accusing them of “involvement in significant corruption.” Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan …

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 …