Tag: Sanctions
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Russia is using its navy to escort its oil tankers through European waters
Research and data provided by Mark Douglas of the Starboard Maritime Intelligence reveal that a Russian warship accompanied two sanctioned Russian oil tankers in European waters. The Steregushchiy-class corvette Boyky, accompanied the tanker Sierra (Suvorovsky Prospekt) through the strait of Gibraltar, met with another tanker called Selva (also known as Nostos or Naxos) off the…
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Breaking: Foreign Affairs Minister announces centre of coordination on maritime sanctions
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg has just announced the signing of a United Nations treaty to establish an international centre in Malta focused on cooperation and intelligence sharing related to maritime sanctions. The centre has been in the pipeline since last year and was Malta’s initiative while chairing the United…
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The European Union Backs International Criminal Court following more US Sanctions
European Commissioner President, Ursula von der Leyen, and High Representative, Kaja Kallas, issued brief statements in support of the International Criminal Court following sanctions against it by the US government. The US Department of State has issued sanctions against four ICC judges who were involved in investigating Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. The ICC has…
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Trump tariffs the EU after the EU tariffs Russian fertiliser
US President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on all EU products soon after the EU announced new tariffs targeting Russian fertiliser. President Trump announced his new tariffs on the EU on social media and condemned the EU as being very “difficult to deal with”. However, some of President Trump’s demands include the removal of VAT…
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The US sanctions the Sudanese Government for its use of chemical weapons: no evidence provided
The US Department of State has issued a very bizarre statement accusing the Sudanese government of using chemical weapons, without providing any evidence. Diplomats have highlighted that there is no investigation that led to this decision. No specific examples and cases are being mentioned. The US is alleging that the Sudanese government used chemical weapons…
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Trump goes to Saudi Arabia, praises the Arabs and lifts sanctions on Syria
US President Donald Trump gave a historic speech in Jeddah Saudi Arabia at the Saudi-US Forum, yesterday in which he praised the Arabs and announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria. President Trump said that Syrians should be given a chance for greatness. Syrians celebrated the decision with fireworks and celebrations in the streets. The…
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Syria refuses to join Abraham Accords in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions
Syria has refused to join the Abraham Accords and recognise Israel in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions. President Ahmed al-Sharaa said that Syria cannot recognise Israel while it occupies Syrian territory and conducts strikes against it, but it can consider it if conditions changed. The proposal was first floated by Republican Congressman Cory…
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The British government removes sanctions on the Syrian Defence Ministry and intelligence agencies
The United Kingdom has removed sanctions on a number of Syrian entities including military and security entities and also government-affiliated press. The full list is provided below. The reason given for the removal of the sanctions was that they had been imposed on entities and individuals involved in repressing the population and supporting the regime.…
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Estonia seizes Russian oil tanker Kiwala
Estonia has detained the sanctioned Russian oil tanker, Kiwala, in the Gulf of Finland. It was on its way to the Russian port of Ust-Luga before it was intercepted by the authorities. It regularly sold oil to third-countries, effectively breaking EU sanctions and visited the port of Sikka in India before traveling to Europe. The…
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President Trump grants Russia sanctions relief on food and fertiliser exports with safe passage through the Black Sea
Earlier today, the Kremlin announced that it was granted a very advantageous “ceasefire deal” by the United States which was approved by Ukraine during talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The US, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire deal in the Black Sea, set to take effect following new sanctions relief. According to a…
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Editorial: Europe should keep sanctions against Russia even after a peace deal with Ukraine
There are various countries in the world under both US and EU sanctions including Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba. The most officially sanctioned country is Russia, and these sanctions have come in response to its aggressive and illegal invasion of its much smaller and weaker neighbour, Ukraine. Sanctions on totalitarian regimes prevent them from…
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US Secretary of State grovels before Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as Lavrov assures Rubio that they do not target civilians
The meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier today in Saudi Arabia was focused on Russian rapprochement, after last week President Zelensky ruled out any capitulation deal imposed by the US on Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged to Minister Lavrov that the US would…