The US has announced fresh sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile programme and blamed Iran supporting for terror organisations. In response to these continued Iranian threats, US announces new #Iran-related sanctions: https://t.co/1UfL3JTAkC — Department of State (@StateDept) July 18, 2017 The US state department said 18 entities or individuals would be affected by the…
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Lavrov to visit Brussels
Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will discuss the future of the bilateral relations and a range of international issues, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The meeting will take place in Brussels on July, 11. The EU diplomats expect the Ukrainian conflict to be at the top…
Anti-Russian sanctions – Tusk’s priority at G7
The legacy of Cold War overwhelmed the rhetoric of the President of the EU Council Donald Tusk (pictured), who declared his list of priorities at the opening of Taormina G7 Summit, placing the anti-Russian policies of the EU as a top and insisting on continuation of sanctions as a method to apply pressure on Kremlin…
MEPs imposing migrants on Hungary
According to the MEPs the situation in Hungary justifies the triggering of the procedure which may result in sanctions for Hungary, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on 17.05.2017: MEPs see serious deterioration of rule of law and democracy; Controversial laws must be suspended or withdrawn; EU funds for Hungary under surveillance. https://twitter.com/DianeJamesMEP/status/864737752700653568 Wrapping up…
Ukraine bans Russian TV and social networks
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has imposed a ban on Russia’s biggest social media networks and internet services popular with millions. The decision is a significant move of building up of sanctions on Russia for Crimea and the continuing conflict in Donbass. Those targeted include social networks VK.com and ok.ru (alumni,class-mates), search engine Yandex and the…
Merkel to visit Sochi
Germany’s Angela Merkel will visit Sochi, Russia, for talks on May 2 with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first bilateral visit since Maidan revolution in Ukraine and following sanctions over Crimea in 2014. The talks will be ‘pragmatic’ with no immediate prospect that Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis will be…
Mogherini favors dialog with Russia
The European Union’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini said on Monday 24.04.2017 that the block wanted better ties with Russia but there are areas of disagreement as position towards Crimea “annexation” in 2014, and ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine, subsequently the EU sanctions would stay in place. However the dialog and co-operation in some areas is…
EU sceptic about new anti-Russian measures
Britain and America have failed to win immediate support from European allies for new sanctions on Russia following the chemical weapons attack in Syria. Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, propelled the idea a G7 meeting of foreign ministers of punitive measures against Moscow, but could not win the backing he expected from Germany, Italy, and some…
Trump considers sanctions against Russia
The US President Donald Trump (illustration) is discussing with members of his administration the possibility of introducing sanctions against Russia and Iran for supporting the Syrian government, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday. https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/851089822303137793 The United Nations Ambassador Nikki Harley said there can be no peace in Syria with Assad in power. “There’s not any sort of…
EU prolongs individual sanctions aganist Russians
On 13 March 2017, the Council prolonged the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for a further six months, until 15 September 2017. The measures consist of asset freezes and a travel bans. The assessment of the situation did not justify a change in the…
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