... of severe economic isolation. Syrians lament that the economic situation in the country has been worse during the last 3-4 years than even before 2018, which was the period of active fighting. And it is not the Arab boycott that is to blame, but U.S. sanctions that made any transactions with the SAR toxic. Banks, insurance and transport companies, including Arab ones, choose to be on the safe side and refuse to cooperate even at the slightest mention of Syria. As if this were not enough, there is ...
... Mr. Novak regarding Russia’s intention to cut oil production, many critics interpreted it as a forced measure. They say the sanctions are doing their job, and Russia can no longer produce enough oil without Western technologies, trying to disguise the ... ... cost of goods. Western media also
accuse
the Arab nations of helping the Russian economy by these cuts in production.
Such accusations expose the real problem. Western nations do not want to listen to explanations of OPEC+ member states as to why they ...
... terrorists in Syria and Iraq, not counting the present representatives from other organizations. Additionally, there are thousands of terrorists in Syrian prisons (including those controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces), which are becoming breeding ... ... major role in Syria due to high levels of corruption. The country's civilian infrastructure has not yet been restored, and the sanctions imposed on Damascus by the United States and the EU in particular are hampering economic recovery.
Until 2022, a number ...
... of all, the narrowing of opportunities for transactions in US dollars with foreign counterparties. After the introduction of sanctions against large Russian banks in 2022, the use of second-tier banks has become a general trend. Now a number of these ... ... equipment and other items will hit opportunities for parallel imports to Russia. This is especially true for goods from the USA or with American components. Bypassing export controls is a criminal offense in most initiating countries. The United States ...
... renewal of Resolution 2585 in July 2022.
Deliveries of humanitarian aid across the line of contact
Ruslan Mamedov:
U.S. and EU Sanctions against Syria
One of the conditions for extending the operation of the Bab al-Hawa checkpoint was to increase the supply ... ... across the front lines to the north-west of the country, providing Syrians with food, medical supplies and other supplies to thousands of those in need. The UN notes that the route of humanitarian aid deliveries, which runs through the line of contact, is ...
We can talk about the relative novelty of the sanctions in terms of the number and intensity of the measures applied. However, for a number of qualitative characteristics, they contain patterns that have been well studied in the past
The “sanctions tsunami” against Russia is rightly considered ...
... financial, insurance and other services in EU jurisdiction. The wording of paragraph 7 of Art. 3n of EU Council Regulation No 833/2014 suggests that we are talking about any ship,
regardless of the country of origin
.
Yulia Sokolshchik:
USA Versus USA: Why American Business Also Loses from Sanctions
Similar problems may also arise when a Russian insurance company is set up to serve bulk oil shipments, or if one or another company from friendly countries is involved. Here, the United States and its allies also have the instrument of secondary ...
... adopted symmetrical measures on companies from countries that have applied transport restrictions against Russia, prohibiting them from carrying out road cargo transportation on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Yulia Sokolshchik:
USA Versus USA: Why American Business Also Loses from Sanctions
It is important to note that Western countries have also increased pressure against Russia through export-import restrictions. Import restrictions are actively applied to a number of goods from Russia, including oil, coal, and ferrous metals....
... suffering as a result of sanctions. The US Treasury Department's
2021 Sanctions Policy Review
noted the intention to adapt sanctions to accommodate smaller companies that may not have the resources to comply effectively, and as a result, according to ... ... relationships in order to avoid such costs. Translating this idea into reality is difficult. Moreover, we are not talking about the refusal to apply coercive measures.
However, OFAC still reserves the right to take into account all the circumstances of the company ...
... only to developing countries but also to its own allies, including those in Europe. Having induced European capitals to impose sanctions against Russia, setting them up for an uncontested rejection of the active and, most importantly, mutually beneficial ... ... sector, the “anti-successes” of the U.S. administration are especially obvious. First, the White House announced a quasi-crusade against the national energy industry. It explicitly stated that it is time for oil and gas companies to phase out domestic ...
