The beautiful landscape of the Maldives and the appeal of luxury resorts conceal new trade networks that help evade sanctions in Russia, making the country an unexpected hub in the global supply chains of spare parts and electronics. (translated)
The European Union is planning its toughest sanctions package yet against the Russian arms industry to respond to the threat of Russian hybrid attacks and to support Ukraine, while ministers discuss the need for more effective defense capabilities, including drone defense. (translated)
The German government announced that Russia is behind the Leipzig drone incident, which aimed to attack a transport aircraft supplying Ukraine, and therefore Germany plans to implement additional measures to close Russian institutions and increase sanctions. (translated)
The European Union's EUNAVFOR MED Irini naval mission detained the oil tanker MV SUN related to Russia in the Mediterranean Sea, which is suspected of sailing under a false flag and engaging in activities circumventing EU sanctions. (translated)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 meeting, emphasizing that economic sanctions against Russia will not end until the war in Ukraine is over, which caused discontent among European countries due to his participation. (translated)
Senator Richard Blumenthal urged the House of Representatives to approve the bill on sanctions against Russia, which the Senate has already adopted. (translated)
The Cuban tourism industry is facing difficulties as Spanish hotel chains leave and entrepreneurs from different countries, including Italy under the leadership of Ernesto Preatoni, seek to take advantage of the situation arising from US sanctions, while the quality of hotel services and employee wages vary dramatically. (translated)
Russia's black market feeds the wave of car thefts in Canada, as Moscow-related sanctions have increased the demand for Western vehicles, resulting in thousands of stolen vehicles being sent back to Russia through organized crime networks. (translated)
USA president Donald Trump declared the movement Palestine Action a global terrorist organization, imposing the same sanctions on it as on Hamas and Al-Qaeda, and establishing a lifetime entry ban to the USA for the movement's supporters. (translated)
The article discusses how Iranian Shahed-type drones, in which Chinese suppliers and Western technology play an important role in their development, have become increasingly deadly weapons in Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities and pose a challenge to existing sanctions. (translated)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States will focus on economic pressure on Iran through sanctions, rather than military action, while preparing for the possibility of responding if Iran launches attacks against US forces. (translated)
USA president Donald Trump expressed anger over the mass executions taking place in Iran, aimed at those involved in the protests, emphasizing that this humanitarian crisis must be stopped immediately, and noting that Iran's economic isolation, including new US sanctions, has already begun to have an effect. (translated)
China announced that it plans to protect its interests regarding the new U.S. sanctions against Iran, as the country is the main buyer of Iranian oil and the sanctions directly affect its interests, while also calling for a ceasefire and emphasizing that illegal unilateral sanctions do not help resolve the conflict. (translated)
The USA has imposed new sanctions on Iran to increase economic pressure as negotiations with Iran have stalled. (translated)
The United States has significantly expanded the sanctions imposed on Iran, now including new economic sectors such as technology, gold, aviation, and shipping, and has expressed a desire to leave Iran economically isolated, while Iranian officials believe they can withstand the new U.S. sanctions with a two-year plan. (translated)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions against Iran targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran and its supporters, including foreign companies that help Tehran evade sanctions, and they will extend to multiple key economic sectors. (translated)
The USA imposed sanctions against the President of the International Criminal Court, Tomoko Akane, and senior lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, linking them to ICC investigations into Israeli actions, while the ICC condemned these sanctions as detrimental to the rule of law. (translated)
"Sügisel esitan sõja algusest saadik kõige ulatuslikuma sanktsioonide nimekirja. Kui see vastu võetakse, suureneb sanktsioonide alla kuuluvate Venemaa isikute, ettevõtete ja organisatsioonide arv kolmandiku võrra. Survet tuleb suurendada seni, kuni Venemaa sõja lõpetab,"
Kaja Kallas announced that the European Commission is preparing a comprehensive package of sanctions against Russia for the fall, which would increase the number of individuals and companies under sanctions by a third, in order to increase pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine. (translated)
Russia has halted the production of Geran-3 drones, indicating that the impact of Western sanctions extends not only to technical issues but also to supply chains and political tensions affecting the development of weapon systems. (translated)
