US slaps embargo on Russian oil and gas. Will Europe follow suit?
Among the latest sanctions unveiled by Washington was a full embargo on Russian oil and gas. The European…
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EU sanctions against Russia
Western sanctions cause “huge problems” for Russia’s war sector (but Israel probably still supplies drone parts) – military expert
Israel’s drone supplies In August 2014, Israel’s defense ministry ordered all domestic drone manufacturers to stop seeking new…
EU greenlights sanctions against Russia’s Wagner private military company: media
In mid-November, the European Union’s foreign ministers agreed to develop a framework for possible sanctions against Russian mercenaries.…
Hall of Fame | Finland denies export licence for Danfoss engines due to Crimea sanctions
Finland’s decision became known from the conclusion of St. Petersburg’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry that the Center…
Some call the EU sanctions regime a “paper tiger,” but that will change soon — law professor
“There exist several EU countries that are ready to investigate sanctions violations, but, unfortunately, no effective steps have…
Western sanctions regime must be fundamentally revised because Russia is a mafia state, Gessen says
The Russian-American commentator argues that the West’s sanctions regime is based on the false assumption that Moscow will…
How German companies violated sanctions to bring Dutch sea platform to luxury marina in Crimea
Amid the preparations for the construction of a yacht marina in Balaklava Bay (Sevastopol, the southwest of the…
Grundfos says it took all precautions to prevent Crimea sanctions breach, and this raises questions
The seven pumps jointly produced by Grundfos and Siemens that will procure groundwater for Simferopol, the capital of…
Sanctions breach suspected as Siemens & Grundfos equipment spotted at water station in occupied Crimea
A new water conduit station near Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula which Russia occupied in 2014,…
Austrian company secretly continued Crimean opera project after public denials
The Austrian architecture company Coop Himmelb(l)au, which designed an opera theater complex in Russian-occupied Crimea, had secretly worked…
Ukraine prepares sanctions against Austrian firm over flagship opera house in occupied Crimea
The Crimean story of the Vienna-based architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au began in January 2019 when the Russian occupation…
Germany has good chance to secure new EU anti-Russian sanctions for cyberattacks
In July, Germany assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union Council. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German Minister of Defence,…
The toxic myth of “understanding and engaging” Russia
Recent western attempts to help “solve” the conflict in Donbas Russia’s war against Ukraine in Donbas is understandingly…
Pandemic adding to burdens sanctions have imposed on Moscow for seizing Crimea, Umland says
The logic of the sanctions regime the West imposed on Moscow after Putin seized Ukraine’s Crimea was not…
Portnikov: Crimea and the “confrontation of superpowers”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg linked Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula with the confrontation of superpowers. This…
Please reject efforts to weaken the Council of Europe – uphold PACE’s sanction powers
OPEN LETTER Dear PACE Assembly Member, Civil society across Europe is receiving worrying signals that PACE might vote…
The Council of Europe and Russia: credibility requires consistent decisions
Euromaidan Press is publishing a translation of an article by well-known German analyst Dr. Susan Stewart which was…
Sanctions matter even if they won’t change Putin’s policies because ending them would lead to disasters
Sanctions against Moscow for its violation of international law in Ukraine are important and worth maintaining as a…
Europeans will continue or even boost sanctions on Russia even though many don’t want to, Portnikov says
The decision of the EU to continue but not increase sanctions against Russia represents the current “European consensus”…
Many Russians will welcome harsh Western actions against oligarchs, Skobov says
One of the “most popular” arguments Putin supporters in the West use against the imposition of sanctions against…