U.S. sanctions

American neobank Mercury to block Ukrainian accounts

American neobank Mercury has announced that it will stop supporting accounts of companies whose founders have passports from several countries, including Ukraine, Petcube founder Yaroslav Azhnyuk reported on Facebook on July 22.

24 July 2024, 02:46 AM

Trump’s businessman approach to sanctions and war

“We’re forcing everyone away” with sanctions, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 16, discussing the possibility of eliminating the sanctions on Russia as part of the deal to end the war in Ukraine.

17 July 2024, 03:05 PM

Russia to produce microchips using mid-2000s technology

Due to a shortage of microchips in Russia caused by international sanctions, the Russians have decided to try to reproduce Western technologies from the mid-2000s by 2028, The Moscow Times reported, citing Kremlin propagandists on July 1.

1 July 2024, 06:54 PM

US sanctions top executives of Russia's Kaspersky Lab

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 12 senior executives of the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, the department announced on June 21.

21 June 2024, 09:53 PM

Medvedev threatens space war with US in response to new sanctions

Dmitry Medvedev, a prominent Kremlin spokesperson, reacted sharply on Telegram to new restrictions that halted currency trading on the Moscow Exchange on June 13.

13 June 2024, 01:04 PM

U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over drone transfers to Russia

The United States has imposed sanctions on four Iranian entities and one individual, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller reported.

4 June 2024, 04:01 PM

U.S. will conduct a 'comprehensive review' and introduce visa restrictions with Georgia over 'Russian law'

The U.S. will conduct a comprehensive review of its cooperation with Georgia over the 'Foreign Agents' law, also known as the 'Russian law', U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken announced on May 23.

24 May 2024, 09:53 AM

Russia secretly supplies oil to North Korea despite UN sanctions — report

Russia has been providing North Korea with petroleum products in violation of UN Security Council sanctions, Reuters reported on May 2, citing an unnamed U.S. official.

2 May 2024, 10:26 PM

UA Ambassador reports expanded US sanctions against Russia's defense industries

The United States has rolled out a fresh package of sanctions targeting Russia's military-industrial complex, its chemical and biological weapons programs, and various third-party entities assisting Moscow in acquiring weapons resources.

2 May 2024, 12:12 PM

US expands sanctions against Russia over chemical weapons use in Ukraine

The U.S. State Department has expanded sanctions against Moscow, stating that Russian forces have used chloropicrin, a prohibited chemical substance, against the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the battlefield, according to an announcement on May 1.

2 May 2024, 02:07 AM

Russia used sanctioned North Korean missiles to attack Kharkiv, UN concludes

Missile debris that fell in Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a Hwasong-11 series North Korean ballistic missile, UN experts said, Reuters reported.

30 April 2024, 09:27 AM

US imposes sanctions on Belarusian companies

The US Treasury Department announced on April 15 that it is adding 10 individuals and 12 legal entities from Belarus to its sanctions list, citing their involvement in the 2020 presidential election in Belarus and the country’s support for Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

16 April 2024, 12:00 PM

Russian oil tankers abandon Liberian and Marshall Islands flags due to U.S. sanctions

Russian oil tankers have stopped operating under the flags of Liberia and the Marshall Islands in response to the United States' stricter enforcement of sanctions related to vessels registered under these flags, Reuters reported on March 6.

7 March 2024, 09:30 AM

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