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US sanctions against Russia

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US, UK block Russia’s oil giants in largest-ever energy sanctions package, target shadow fleet

US Department of the Treasury and United Kingdom jointly targeted Russian Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, marking the most comprehensive action yet against Russia's ability to profit from energy exports that fund its aggression in Ukraine.

byVira Kravchuk

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Trap Aggressor: Russian billionaire Abramovich not under US sanctions yet, while his business fuels Russia’s war in Ukraine

Despite Roman Abramovich's metallurgical and mining company supplying materials to the Russian state-run military-industrial complex for over a decade, the United States has yet to impose sanctions on the billionaire, while his children live in the UK and the US without sanctions, according to Trap Aggressor’s investigation.

byVira Kravchuk

US accuses Russia of using banned chemical weapon in Ukraine

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US accuses Russia of using banned chemical weapon in Ukraine

The State Department reports Moscow's use of both chloropicrin, a choking agent, and riot control agents as a method of warfare in its invasion.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

New US sanctions slam Russia's military-industrial base

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New US sanctions slam Russia’s military-industrial base

Sanctions target major Russian airline Pobeda and key military-industrial players.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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US unveils new sanctions targeting Belarusian entities, individuals

The US imposed sanctions on a dozen Belarusian organizations and 10 individuals for enabling Russia's war in Ukraine.

byMaria Tril

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US tightens sanctions on Russian diamond imports

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on four entities and one vessel for violating the price cap on Russian oil, while also banning certain Russian diamond imports.

byIryna Voichuk

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US strengthens sanctions on Russian oil

The US Treasury updated recommendations for capping Russian oil prices, but the impact on the effectiveness of these sanctions remains uncertain.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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US imposes new sweeping Russia sanctions over war in Ukraine

The US initiates comprehensive sanctions against Russia, with the new package centering on energy, drones, and entities in response to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Hundreds are impacted, as per Reuters.

byYuri Zoria

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US charges two Russian-Canadians, US citizen with sanctions-evading electronics shipments to Russia

Two Russian-Canadian nationals and a Brooklyn resident have been arrested in Manhattan on charges related to illegally exporting electronics to entities associated with Moscow's military, as alleged $10 million exports violated US sanctions against Russia. The trio used two Brooklyn-based companies as intermediaries to facilitate these shipments.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia circumvents oil sanctions, outsmarting the West

Despite an embargo, Russian oil exports are booming, funneling billions into Moscow's war machine while undermining efforts to hamper Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

bySvitlana Romanko

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US needs to crank up pressure on Russia’s economy – Former CIA chief

“Putin is in a very, very difficult situation. We need to continue to tighten the screws,” former CIA…

byIryna Voichuk

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US to announce new sanctions on Russia, Blinken says

On Wednesday, 31 May 2023, the United States will announce new sanctions against Russia, which will entail control…

bySerge Havrylets

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Russia’s Wagner Group tries to purchase weapons via Mali – US Department of State

The Russian Wagner Group, owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, secretly attempts to purchase military equipment via such African country…

bySerge Havrylets

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US approves first transfer of seized Russian oligarch funds to Ukraine

On 10 May, the US Justice Department announced that it had transferred millions of dollars in assets seized…

byYuri Zoria

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Russia’s economy will not collapse in a year or two, Ukrainian top strategist says

Andriy Klymenko is the author of several development strategies for Crimea. For many years he worked as an…

bySerge Havrylets

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G-7 nations consider outright ban on exports to Russia, Bloomberg says

The United States and some of other Ukraine’s allies are discussing a nearly-total ban on most exports to…

bySerge Havrylets

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Western technology goods end up in Russian missiles, bypassing sanctions — NYT

The United States and Europe have imposed sanctions on Russia to prevent it from obtaining technology for its…

byOrysia Hrudka

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US Senate & House Committee leaders introduced bipartisan bill to ban Russian uranium imports

“Every dollar we give to Russia supports Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine. America’s nuclear industry is ready to…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Sanctions impair Russia’s ability to manufacture high-tech weapons – British intel

Russia’s military-industrial complex is not able to manufacture high-tech weaponry at scale, British Intelligence stated in its daily…

bySerge Havrylets

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US imposes new sanctions on Russia

The United States took sweeping actions on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and imposed sanctions…

bySerge Havrylets