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[Ticker] EU ambassadors approve economic sanctions on Russia
EU ambassadors have approved a raft of economic sanctions against Russia, banning EU citizens and companies from trading Russian bonds, as well as selling weapons to or importing them from Russia, exporting technology for oil exploration and items with military and civilian use. The sanctions will enter into force Friday. …read more Source:...
EU agrees economic sanctions on Russia
The European Union today (29 July) agreed to impose economic sanctions on Russia, four and a half months after it first warned Russia that it would suffer “far-reaching economic consequences” if it did not try to end the crisis in Ukraine. The sanctions, which were agreed by the EU member states ambassadors in Brussels, prevents EU...
New EU sanctions against Russia, arms sector targeted
Author(s): Dan Alexe strelkov.jpg The 28 EU ambassadors to Brussels have agreed on new sanctions targeting Russia’s financial, energy, and defense sectors. They have also added eight more people and four entities, among which Russia’s Sberbank and VTB Bank, on the EU’s list of Russian companies and individuals subject to...
Obama, EU leaders agree on Russia sanctions
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the US held a conference call on Monday and agreed to impose economic sanctions on Russia as it continues to support the war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
The Yukos case and the EU
An international tribunal in The Hague today (28 July) ordered Russia to pay $50 billion (€37.2bn) to investors who held shares in the now-dismantled oil company Yukos, once Russia’s largest oil company. The award is 20 times higher than any previous award by the court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and the wording leaves no...
EU prepares new punitive measures against Russia
Author(s): Dan Alexe mistral_france_russia.jpg In its conclusions on Ukraine of 22 July, the Foreign Affairs Council asked “the Commission to finalise preparatory work on possible targeted measures” towards Russia and to present proposals for taking action, including on access to capital markets, defence, dual use goods, and sensitive...
European Crisis: 28 July 1914 & 28 July 2014 – Marking the Centennial of World War I
“Against the vast majority of my countrymen… in the name of humanity and civilisation, I protest against our share in the destruction of Germany. A month ago Europe was a peaceful comity of nations: if an Englishman killed a German, he was hanged. Now, if an Englishman kills a German, or if a German kills an Englishman, he is a...
[Ticker] Ukraine conflict may nudge Poland towards euro
Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and the on-going fighting in Ukraine is putting pressure on Polish eurosceptic MPs to adopt the euro, reports AFP. “In the eastern part of the EU, joining the eurozone is mainly about security,” said Witold Orlowski, a former advisor to Poland’s president. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] US satellite photos show Russia rocket fire into Ukraine
The US on Sunday released photos it says shows rockets being fired into Ukraine from Russia, reports the Guardian. The images also show heavy Russian artillery being moved into area. The heavy weapons fire occurred between 21 July and 26 July, after the Malaysia Airlines crash on 17 July. …read more Source:...
EU sanctions Russia’s intelligence chiefs
The European Union has imposed sanctions on some of Russia’s top intelligence officials in a prelude to possible sanctions against strategic sectors of the Russian economy. Among 15 individuals added to the blacklist on Saturday were: the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Mikhail Fradkov; the director of the Federal...
