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The world is entering a critical phase where the legitimacy of sanctions, the integrity of international law, and the resilience of global energy systems are under scrutiny The recent imposition of sanctions by the United States on two of Russia’s major oil companies has once again highlighted the counterproductive ...
Ukraine will have to pay the price for the hawks’ triumph A new wave of sanctions against Russia has captured global attention, with the European Union’s 19 th package taking centre stage. Brussels had been working on it for a long time; Slovakia blocked its adoption back in late September, and Hungary also voiced objections....
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... States, Great Britain, and France voted against. China and Russia voted in favour. The vote a week earlier had the same result. The JCPOA, enshrined in UN Security Council Resolution 2231 in 2015 proposed the lifting of international and unilateral sanctions against Iran in exchange for the cessation of its military nuclear programme. A vote against the draft resolution extending the JCPOA effectively triggers the UN Security Council's snapback mechanism. Such a development is unlikely to strengthen ...
... Trump's steps have a number of important details. The tariffs on Brazil are almost entirely politically motivated and have little to do with the problem of the US trade deficit. This is not so much about another round of a trade war as about full-fledged sanctions, one of the tools which is changing tariffs. The political background is Brazil's actions to limit American information and political influence on the country and, accordingly, Washington's actions to maintain such influence. Ivan Timofeev: ...
... Speaking in the Oval Office alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump emphasized that he is “discontented” with Moscow’s unwillingness to compromise and is ready for “extremely tough” measures. In the meantime, he threatened to increase sanctions pressure on any country “sympathizing with the anti-American course of BRICS,” by introducing an additional 10% tariff on top of the base rates. According to Trump, “there will be no exceptions” for those who support BRICS plans for ...
External political factors may have a growing influence on Russian-Chinese economic relations Economic relations between Russia and China remain high. Beijing has become Moscow's most important trading partner, and in the context of Western sanctions, it has also become an alternative source of industrial and consumer goods, as well as the largest market for Russian energy and other raw materials. At the same time, external political factors may have a growing influence on Russian-Chinese ...
Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Gazprombank is a short-term transaction, not a sign of broader normalization Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced that US President Donald Trump has lifted financial sanctions against Russia that had blocked Rosatom ...
... given that external actors play a key role in them. This is why the developments of recent weeks, especially the steps taken by the United States, are very important for Syria and the region. In this article, we will examine what the easing of U.S. sanctions could mean for Damascus, the Middle East and Russia. U.S. sanctions relief Extra-Regional Actors in the Middle East. RIAC Report On May 13, during his Middle East tour, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the intention to start lifting all ...
... about any specifics. However, existing facts indicate that cooperation between the US and Russia to revive Nord Stream 2 is unlikely even if there is a ceasefire in Ukraine. Ivan Timofeev: Russian-American Talks and the US Congressional Initiatives on Sanctions Russian gas supplies to the EU have been an irritant for the US since the Cold War. In the early 1980s, the Reagan administration pursued a vigorous policy to disrupt the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline project. On the one hand, it was supposed ...
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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