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.
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US sanctions against Russia
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
US Treasury exposes network helping Russian military-industrial complex evade sanctions
The US Department of the Treasury's (USDT) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced in Wednesday's press release…
US ready to weaken sanctions if Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine, Nuland says
The US government would be ready to weaken sanctions imposed against Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine…
CEOs of Russia’s largest military concern are still sanction-free
The company is best recognized around the world for producing Kalibr cruise missiles. It is a manufacturer of…
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…
Daily review: Putin formally recognizes his puppet republics, sanctions expected
The past 24 hours in the war zone Regular Russian military columns entered occupied areas of eastern Ukraine…
Russian gas, German elections, and US sanctions
Two high-resonance processes have been simultaneously unfolding in Europe in the last few weeks: the sharp increase in…
US House of Representatives may have just killed Nord Stream 2
On 23 September, the Democrat-controlled lower house of the United States Congress voted for amendments to the National…
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…
Under Biden, sanctions against Russia will be more consistent and stable, their “architect” says
In this interview with Valentyna Samar, editor-in-chief of the Center for Journalistic Investigations, and Julia Kazdobina, head of…