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G7 vows to clamp down on Russia’s oil sanctions evasion

Group commits to unspecified measures to enforce price cap on Russian exports in response to Ukraine warFinance ministers of the G7 nations vowed on Saturday to step up efforts to prevent Russia from evading sanctions imposed after its invasion of Ukraine.“We remain committed to taking further ini...

26/10/2024 21:52 The Guardian
Putin returns to world stage hosting 36 leaders at Brics summit in Russia

West infuriated as UN secretary general accepts invitation to meeting of countries including China, India and IranVladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labelled a possible war criminal by the international criminal court, has played host to 36 world leaders from nations including China, India a...

22/10/2024 23:29 The Guardian
Australia ‘appalled by the unacceptable deaths of innocent civilians’ in Gaza, Wong’s office says – as it happened

This blog is now closedGeorge Negus, veteran journalist and TV presenter, dies aged 82Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on five Iranian individuals it says is “contributing to Iran’s missil...

15/10/2024 07:25 The Guardian
Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers grows despite western sanctions

Poorly maintained and uninsured vessels transporting up to 70% of country’s seaborne oil, says reportRussia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers is expanding, according to research, transporting up to 70% of the country’s seaborne oil despite western efforts to curb Moscow’s wartime energy revenues...

14/10/2024 15:28 The Guardian
Republican Senate candidate’s hedge fund managed $415m in Russian debt

Pennsylvania candidate David McCormick led Bridgewater, which managed millions in Russian funds, documents showDavid McCormick, the Republican candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania, led the largest hedge fund in the world while it managed and advised funds holding hundreds of millions of dollars i...

10/10/2024 10:00 The Guardian
Amid Sanctions, Russian Oil Tankers Are Flying New Flags

A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir V. Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions....

03/10/2024 09:02 New York Times
Tankers carrying Russian gas face UK sanctions for first time

For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine two and a half years ago, the UK has begun to sanction tankers carrying Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe and around the world....

26/09/2024 13:46 Skynews
How sanctioned goods are getting into Russia

Sanctions on Russia were introduced two years ago shortly after the start of the country's Ukrainian invasion. The purpose? To limit the Russian war machine and starve Russian oligarchs of access to luxury items.  ...

25/09/2024 16:29 Skynews
It is 'complex to avoid financing Russian war machine', top EU official says

The president of the European Council has defended the bloc's sanctions regime, saying it is fine-tuned and calibrated every week, after Sky News showed luxury cars being sent over the Russian border....

25/09/2024 10:33 Skynews
Issue of British luxury cars crossing into Russia to be 'taken seriously' by government

A senior minister has said UK government departments responsible for implementing sanctions will take seriously Sky News reports showing new British luxury cars being moved across the border into Russia....

24/09/2024 10:41 Skynews
On the trail of the brand new British luxury cars that are entering Russia despite sanctions

The Caucasus Mountain range in Georgia is one of the great sights in the south of Europe. Towering peaks, higher than any in the Alps, rise up from green meadows and grassy hills covered in wildflowers. Winding roads thread through deep valleys, overlooked by ornate Orthodox churches and monasteries...

24/09/2024 00:00 Skynews
Russia-Ukraine war: US imposes new sanctions on Russia and North Korea – as it happened

Concerns over deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea over war in Ukraine. This live blog is closedEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Kyiv on Friday and meet president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as the bloc seeks to help Ukraine weather Russian attacks...

19/09/2024 15:43 The Guardian
Labour MPs who missed winter fuel vote given ‘feudal’ warning by whips

Letter warns abstainers over future conduct, while the one rebel MP apparently retains whipLabour MPs who missed a controversial vote on removing the winter fuel payment from most pensioners have been stripped of potential privileges and warned about their future conduct, the Guardian has been told....

17/09/2024 05:00 The Guardian
Keir Starmer meets with Joe Biden at White House as Putin warns Nato against letting Ukraine send long-range missiles – as it happened

Antony Blinken says new US sanctions against Russia are in response to Kremlin’s attempt to ‘subvert and polarize free and open societies’. This blog is now closed.The head of Russia’s security council, Sergei Shoigu, visited North Korea on Friday and met with the country’s leader Kim Jong...

13/09/2024 23:24 The Guardian
Blinken accuses RT of being worldwide Kremlin intelligence network

US secretary of state announces new sanctions against the Russian state-backed media company The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has announced new sanctions against the Russian state-backed media company RT, formerly known as Russia Today, after new information gleaned from the outfit’s emp...

13/09/2024 21:15 The Guardian
U.S. Accuses Russian TV Network of Conducting Covert Intelligence Acts

Sanctions announced on Friday are an effort to undercut RT by making it difficult for the network to conduct global business in dollars....

13/09/2024 19:23 New York Times
North Korean Missiles Rain Down on Ukraine Despite Sanctions

Russia has received new shipments of Hwasong-11 short-range ballistic missiles, according to a new report....

11/09/2024 19:16 New York Times
UK imposes sanctions on 10 ships in crackdown on Russia’s shadow oil fleet

Tankers believed to be at heart of illicit operation transporting gas and oil to fund Moscow’s war effortThe UK has taken new steps to clamp down on Russia’s shadow fleet exporting oil and funding Moscow’s war machine, with the Foreign Office announcing sanctions on 10 ships that it believes t...

11/09/2024 07:56 The Guardian
Risk-averse Blinken is verging on the delusional

The use of sanctions failed to deter Russia from invading Ukraine and failed to persuade Moscow to end it - and yet despite one of the most dramatic escalations in this conflict so far, the West is just issuing more of them, and limited ones at that....

10/09/2024 20:37 Skynews
U.S., Imposing Sanctions, Accuses Iran of Sending Missiles to Russia

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke in London, where his British counterpart also promised a punitive response. They plan to visit Ukraine together....

10/09/2024 19:07 New York Times
Iran’s missile supply to Moscow may reveal true scale of Pezeshkian’s powers

Despite desire to improve relations with Europe, the president has put Iran back on the sanctions treadmillIran’s decision to sell Russia short-range missiles supplementing Moscow’s existing supplies appears, on the surface, to be a political reversal for Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new reformis...

10/09/2024 18:03 The Guardian
Blinken says Russia has received new ballistic missiles from Iran

US and Europe impose new sanctions on Iran in response to supply of weapons that US says Russia could use in UkraineRussia has received new deadly ballistic missiles from Iran for use in Ukraine and is likely to use them, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, announced on Tuesday in London as h...

10/09/2024 15:18 The Guardian
Iran Sent Ballistic Missiles to Russia, U.S. and European Officials Say

U.S. and European countries had warned of sanctions if Iran provided weapons that could be used against Ukraine. President Biden’s lame-duck status could hamper a response....

07/09/2024 19:45 New York Times
U.S. Charges American Commentator Who Works for Russian State TV

Dimitri K. Simes, who was an adviser to Donald J. Trump’s first campaign, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, are accused of violating U.S. sanctions....

05/09/2024 19:38 New York Times
Russian TV presenter charged with violating US sanctions and money laundering

Dimitri Simes, who had contacts in Donald Trump’s orbit, charged as White House targets Kremlin influencers before US presidential electionsUS investigators have indicted a prominent Russian state television personality and his wife for violating sanctions and for money laundering as the White Hou...

05/09/2024 19:36 The Guardian
Australia news live: six big batteries announced for grid; GDP figures expected to show flatlining economy

Chris Bowen announces government backing for batteries in Victoria and South Australia. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s under-pressure housing sector is set to face fresh scrutiny by the head of the federal government’s independent...

03/09/2024 20:58 The Guardian
Russia Bars Numerous U.S. Journalists From the Country

The list of barred journalists includes the top editor of The Wall Street Journal. Dozens of other Americans are also forbidden to enter Russia, which said the move was in response to sanctions against it....

28/08/2024 20:16 New York Times
Elon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief

Bruce Daisley calls for ‘beefed-up’ online safety laws and compares tech billionaires to unaccountable oligarchsAs an ex-Twitter boss, I have a way to grab Elon Musk’s attention. If he keeps stirring unrest, get an arrest warrantElon Musk should face “personal sanctions” and even the threa...

12/08/2024 13:01 The Guardian
Billionaire Putin ally forfeits £750,000 in UK sanctions case

NCA said forfeiture of cash belonging to Petr Aven was first time it has recovered, rather than frozen, sanctioned fundsA UK aide to one of Vladimir Putin’s “closest” oligarchs has agreed to forfeit more than £750,000 after a two-year investigation into sanctions dodging.Cash belonging to Pet...

29/07/2024 17:14 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Pentagon accounting error creates path for billions more to be sent to Kyiv

Ukraine’s foreign minister calls on Hong Kong to prevent Russia from using region to circumvent sanctions; drone debris lands in Romania. What we know on day 884The Pentagon has found $2bn worth of additional errors in its calculations for ammunition, missiles and other equipment sent to Ukraine,...

26/07/2024 00:35 The Guardian
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