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Russia’s attempts to lift sanctions amid Covid-19 pandemic is prospectless, – Kuleba

Posted on March 28, 2020 by foccusser 6 comments

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister held phone talk with Austrian colleague The attempts of the Russian Federation to influence the lifting of sanctions due to the Covid-19 pandemic are hopeless as Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba reported on Facebook. It is noted that Dmytro Kuleba held a phone talk with Austrian colleague Alexander Schallenberg. The foreign ministers discussed the situation around

Calls grow for U.S. to lift Iran sanctions due to coronavirus crisis

Posted on March 25, 2020 by foccusser 3 comments

The International Crisis Group, Oxfam America, and the National Iranian American Council called on U.S. leaders to lift the sanctions for 120 days to offer Iranians relief at this critical time There are increased calls for the United States to suspend economic sanctions against Iran, which some believe hamper Tehran’s ability to contain the deadly outbreak of coronavirus that has

Putin: We don’t care about Western sanctions

Posted on March 16, 2020 by foccusser 6 comments

Russia lost about $50 billion as a result of Western sanctions, but was able to earn it back, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with TASS “I don’t care about them, these sanctions. So, according to various estimates, we lost about 50 billion, but we earned the same amount back,” he said. According to Putin, these are not

U.S. to continue to “impose costs” on Russia for disrespecting Ukraine’s sovereignty

Posted on March 13, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 3 comments

23:30, 12 March 2020 The statement came in response to a call by MFA Ukraine spox for the “international response” to stop Russian aggression against Ukrainian troops in Donbas. U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus says her country continues to “impose costs” on Russia until the Kremlin respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Russian aggression in Ukraine must stop,”

COREPER approves prolongation of sanctions over violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty

Posted on March 5, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 2 comments

01:58, 05 March 2020 The previous sanctions period is expiring on March 15, 2020. The Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union, or COREPER, has approved the prolongation of sanctions against 175 individuals and 44 organizations for another six months over the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty. “The Committee of Permanent Representatives in the EU has approved the prolongation of

U.S. extends anti-Russian sanctions for a year due to aggression against Ukraine

Posted on February 26, 2020 by foccusser 3 comments

U.S. President Donald Trump has extended for one year the effect of sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with its aggression against Ukraine. This is stated in the text of a notice on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Ukraine, published on the website of the White House. “The actions that led to the [previous] Executive Orders of

“We are not stopping trains to Crimea.” Russia reacts to new US, EU and Canada’s sanctions

Posted on February 7, 2020 by foccusser 14 comments

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced mirroring measures addressing European Union after implication of new sanctions against Russia on January 28. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation considers new EU, US and Canada’s sanctions on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine to be “a preposterous pressure attempt”. TASS quotes a statement made by Maria

Medvedev called sanctions “painful” for Russian economy

Posted on January 19, 2020 by foccusser 7 comments

“After the annexation of Crimea, the return of Crimea to our country, sanctions followed. Naturally, this also hit the economy quite painfully, and we had to not only set up work amid very difficult sanctions, and even crisis conditions … the government had to tackle the most important topic that it had never dealt with before – I mean import

Austrian government moves towards easing sanctions on Russia

Posted on January 5, 2020 by foccusser 5 comments

The work program for the development of Austria between 2020 and 2024 indicates that the Austrian government intends to continue its course towards easing the sanctions on Russia. The program was presented by Austrian People’s Party leader Sebastian Kurz and Werner Kogler, leader of the “Greens”. “With progress in the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, we need to consider gradually

Russia to ban entry to US citizens in response to Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Posted on December 27, 2019 by foccusser 3 comments

In response to the US’s sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project, which halted pipe-laying operations in the Baltic Sea in a mere day, Russia could expand its list of US citizens who are banned from entering the country, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Russian Interfax news agency. Unlike the US’s blacklists, Russia’s lists are not public. Thus

Refurbished Iranian fighter jet crashes during test, rescue effort underway for pilot

Posted on December 27, 2019 by RedSquareMaidan 4 comments

A rescue mission is underway for at least one pilot who was in a recently overhauled Iranian fighter jet when it crashed during a test flight near the country’s northern border Wednesday, according to Iran’s state television. The Russian-made MiG-29 went down in the mountainous Sabalan region near the Azerbaijan border after taking off from the Tabriz air base in northwestern Iran, a report said.

U.S. Embassy condemns railway traffic at Kerch Bridge

Posted on December 26, 2019 by RedSquareMaidan 17 comments

17:01, 26 December 2019 The Embassy noted that Russia’s latest move demonstrates blatant disrespect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The U.S. Embassy to Ukraine condemned the launch of the railway traffic between Russia and annexed Crimea through the bridge over Kerch Strait as the diplomatic mission of America reported on Twitter. “We join Ukrainian and other European partners in condemning Russia’s launch

Russia can complete Nord Stream 2 with its own ships, but no sooner than 2024

Posted on December 25, 2019 by foccusser 14 comments

After the U.S. imposed sanctions against companies building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Russia was left without capacities to complete the underwater pipeline that was going to be launched in 2020. Russian shipbuilders can construct pipe-laying ships that would complete the pipeline, but it would take from four to six years, according to Alexei Rakhmanov, president of Russia’s United Shipbuilding

Russia threatened to respond to US sanctions against North Stream-2

Posted on December 22, 2019 by foccusser 10 comments

Moscow promises to respond to sanctions at no cost to itself The Russian Foreign Minister has promised that Moscow will respond to Washington’s sanctions against the North Stream-2 and Turkish Stream pipelines. This is reported by the media. According to Lavrov, Russia will respond to the sanctions of the United States, but so as not to inflict damage. “We will respond

EU condemns U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2

Posted on December 22, 2019 by foccusser 4 comments

European Commission is currently analyzing the possible impact of U.S. sanctions on the European Union The EU, along with Germany, condemned US sanctions against companies laying the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. It is reported by RFI. “The EU is opposed to the imposition of sanctions against EU companies conducting legitimate business,” said a spokesman for the European

Trump Signs NDAA Into Law, Triggering Sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Posted on December 21, 2019 by RedSquareMaidan 6 comments

Trump has signed legislation that will impose sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, but some analysts question whether it is too late to stop the project.

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