Kerry and sanctions
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sanctions against Russia
Russian-German nur geschäft, or strategy for bypassing sanctions
18 December 2015. Auf Deutsch Throughout ongoing discussions over whether to extend EU sanctions against the Russian Federation,…
Kyiv must seek collapse of Putin regime, not ‘restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity at any price,’ Portnikov says
Ukrainian commentator Vitaly Portnikov argues that the goal of the Ukrainian government should not be “the restoration of…
End sanctions or Russia won’t join effort against ISIS, Federation Council declares
At the end of its call for an international coalition against terrorism, Russia’s Federation Council makes crystal clear…
Surviving August – situation in the East approaches a turning point
The Kremlin-controlled hybrid army again increases the intensity of fighting in the Donbas. How has the nature of…
Despite a Russian’s claims, US didn’t ‘recognize Donbas’ in 1959 – but what it did do should still worry Moscow
Soviet and now Russian writers have often expressed anger at the Captive Nations Week established by the US…
Will the new wave of American sanctions against Russia be effective?
On July 30, 2015, the United States government announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia. The announcement…
Siemens to help provide forbidden power to Crimea
The Siemens corporation is in danger of wandering into a gray area: Generators from Siemens are to be…
“Tanks do not need visas” says Russian vice PM, but that’s nothing new
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin recently made world headlines, claiming that Russian tanks do not need visas.…
Are Italians anti-Ukrainian? An interview with Ukraine’s ambassador to Italy
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an unofficial list of the five to six countries of the…
Nemtsov allies want to add Russia’s chief propagandists to Magnitsky List
The Russians came to Washington yesterday. Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and advisor Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. met with…
The Munk Debate: The West vs. Russia
Do Putin’s actions demand the levying of punishing economic sanctions, its isolation in global fora, and arming the…
For Putin, Russia’s isolation is a strategy not a misfortune
Most analysts have suggested that sanctions and international isolation were a cost Vladimir Putin was willing to pay…
Putin deciding on next stage of Donbas war — Portnikov
Political commentator Vitaliy Portnikov wrote in a recent article that the main question remaining after the Verkhovna Rada…
SWIFT disconnect: Why does it absolutely terrify the corrupt Russian elite?
One bank official from Cyprus* explained to me why top Russian officials, such as Medvedev, Kostin, etc., responded…
Ukrainian human rights activists published Savchenko List
On February 13, human rights defenders from the Open Dialog Foundation published the “Savchenko List.” They urged the…
Western leaders must make Putin lose face, not help him save it
Vladimir Putin is very much afraid of losing face, and some in the West are trying to figure…
Petroleum transport operators of Russia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Belarus want to create their own association
On December 11, 2014, AK Transneft OJSC, Transpetrol (Slovakia), Gomeltransneft Druzhba (Belarus), Przyjaźń (Poland), MOL (Hungary), and MERO…
Russian watchdog threatens full ban on fruit, vegetable imports from Ukraine starting next week
Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, may from 21 October impose restrictions on the…
Ex-Finance Minister: Because of sanctions, Russia will lose $20bn annually
Because of Western sanctions, the Russian economy will lose annually more than $20bn. The former Finance Minister Alexei…