US lifts sanctions on Russian oil for a month
Washington has temporarily lifted restrictions to the sale of Russian oil and petroleum products loaded onto tankers by March 12, with the sanctions relief set to last for a month.
Washington has temporarily lifted restrictions to the sale of Russian oil and petroleum products loaded onto tankers by March 12, with the sanctions relief set to last for a month.
Leaders of G7 countries have agreed to keep in place sanctions against Russia despite problems with supplies of oil products and other goods over the conflict in the Middle East, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Washington will lift oil sanctions on some countries and may even refrain from reinstating those.
The EU should immediately lift the ban on the use of Russian oil and gas in all EU countries to prevent a shortage of energy and a sharp increase in prices due to the Middle Eastern tensions, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said following urgent meetings of the defense and energy security councils convened by Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Washington could decide to further ease sanctions on Russian oil, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Fox Business TV channel.
Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili has confirmed that Tbilisi will maintain its current approach regarding sanctions against Moscow, ruling out the introduction of unilateral restrictions.
The Swiss government decided to implement additional paragraphs of the 19th package of anti-Russian sanctions from February 26.
The Georgian authorities had given the EU the information it had promised on the Kulevi port, EU ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski said.
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions against three structures of the Rosatom state corporation and two individuals, the UK Foreign Office said on Tuesday.
EU foreign ministers failed to reach consensus on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia during their recent meeting, according to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.
The European Union's latest sanctions package against Russia will not be adopted today, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said before a regular meeting of the EU’s foreign ministers in Brussels where discussion of the 20th sanctions package was planned.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas is confident that the next package of anti-Russian sanctions will be approved at the forthcoming meeting of foreign ministers of European Union member-countries.
The European Commission does not comment on problems with adopting the 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions but remains committed to have it approved by February 24, Commission Spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions on Russian oil will be lifted if the Ukrainian crisis is resolved peacefully, which will contribute to a reduction in global energy prices, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Georgia should speak with Russia to protect its national interests
The EU plans to include restrictions on third countries for the first time in its upcoming 20th package of sanctions against Russia, targeting port operations in Georgia and Indonesia, according to media.
More and more officials are calling for the complete lifting of anti-Russian sanctions in sports
The European Commission has presented a new, 20th, package of sanctions against Russia, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said.
EU member states' permanent representatives have approved a new package of sanctions targeting Russia, according to media reports citing sources.
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has extended the license that authorizes negotiations and entry into contingent contracts with Russian oil company Lukoil for the sale of Lukoil International GmbH (LIG) or any companies it controls until February 28.