Russia Asked U.S. to Lift Sanctions From Aeroflot
Russian authorities have asked Washington to lift sanctions against their flagship airline Aeroflot to resume direct flights with the United States but have not yet received an answer Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov said that, “We made this offer at the meeting in [Saudi Arabia] more than a month ago. The Americans considered it, but so […]
Zelensky sanctions former President Poroshenko, some opposition figures and businessmen
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree imposing sanctions on former President Petro Poroshenko, some opposition figures and businessmen Zelensky sanctions former President Poroshenko, some opposition figures and businessmen In the written statement made by the Ukrainian Presidency, it was stated that Zelensky signed the ‘decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine […]
Zelensky has implemented new NSDC sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet and cultural heritage thieves
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted several packages of sanctions against Russia from the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC). They are aimed at the Russian shadow fleet and those who help remove Ukrainian monuments from the occupied territories. The corresponding decrees No. 67/2025 and No. 68/2025 were published on the website of the Office […]
Treasury announces new US sanctions on North Korea and Russia
The United States has hit North Korea and Russia with new sanctions targeting Pyongyang’s financial and military support for Moscow as well as its ballistic missile programme. The sanctions, which cover North Korean banks, generals and other officials, as well as Russian oil shipping companies, are the latest US measure aimed at cutting North Korea’s […]
EU adopts largest ever sanctions package against Russia
European Union member states have adopted the most extensive sanctions package against Russia to date. Under the new sanctions, 52 ships from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and dozens of Russian officials were blacklisted. EU member states adopted the most extensive sanctions package against Russia to date at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium. […]
Zelensky prepares to impose sanctions on Georgian government
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party of trying to make the country dependent on Russia and announced that he was working with European and other partners to prepare sanctions against the Georgian government. “The situation in Georgia is, of course, not just a problem of one nation, not just a […]
2 Russian billionaires win the case: They got EU sanctions canceled
Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven were sanctioned by the European Union for their alleged role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They won their lawsuit and succeeded in having the sanctions against them annulled. The EU General Court ruled that the evidence was insufficient. It upheld their request to be removed from the list […]
UK sanctions on kleptocrats this time
The UK has sanctioned kleptocrats and announced the launch of the Foreign Office’s new campaign against dirty money. ‘Sanctions have been imposed on three notorious kleptocrats who siphoned off their fortunes from their countries, and on their friends, family and fixers who helped them,’ the UK Foreign Office said in a statement. The following statements […]