Hungary’s Orbán vows to ‘circumvent’ US sanctions on Russian oil titans
According to Politico, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Budapest was working on how to “circumvent” American sanctions on Russian oil and gas companies. U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was imposing “tremendous” new sanctions on Russia’s multinational Lukoil and its state-owned Rosneft, in the first such measures since he took office. While the […]
The U.S. Plans New Sanctions Against Brazil
The United States is escalating its dispute with Brazil over the fate of Donald Trump’s ally, former president Jair Bolsonaro, by planning new sanctions against the judges who are trying him on coup charges. This is according to Bolsonaro’s son, Eduardo, who is a congressman. Eduardo has been lobbying in Washington for the U.S. to […]
US lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general praises Trump
United States lifted sanctions designations on several allies of Myanmar’s ruling generals, two weeks after the head of the ruling junta praised President Donald Trump and called for an easing of sanctions in a letter responding to a tariff warning. Human Rights Watch called the move ‘extremely worrying’ and said it suggested a major shift […]
Trump warns BRICS countries of sanctions
US President Donald Trump threatened sanctions against BRICS countries this time. Trump announced that if the BRICS countries create the BRICS currency, ‘100 per cent’ tariffs will be applied to these countries. Stating that he will ask for a commitment from the BRICS countries that they will not create a new BRICS currency or support […]