... question of the balance of losses and gains of key participants, as well as global players. Such a balance has yet to be struck for Russia and Ukraine. Hostilities continue and a political settlement has not been reached, which means that it is still difficult ... ... crisis will also include a number of countries that are currently under heavy US sanctions. First and foremost, these include Venezuela and Iran. Washington may very well pursue at least a partial reduction in sanctions pressure in order to compensate ...
... exceptions to its sanctions, many of which were in place long before the pandemic. They concern Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia [
viii
]. A joint US-Swiss relief supply channel for Iran has become operational [
ix
]. We saw the first transactions ... ... regulators and restrictions on future operations [
xxxii
]. The Huawei case was even more high-profile. It also began with accusations of supplies to Iran and could well have ended in fines. But the Trump administration opted for a tougher approach. Huawei ...
... medics. Cuba has faced fuel shortages as a result of a U.S.-led embargo for years now. Venezuela and a number of other countries have yet to feel the full force of the COVID-19... ... the population will likewise be hit hard. The most stable situation right now is in Russia, where the safety margin is greater, and sanctions are not yet that extensive... ...
approved
applications for humanitarian exemptions, a host of problems arose—bank refusals, supplier delays, delays at customs, etc.
Christian Wollny:
Coronavirus Reveals...
... towards North Korea, the Middle East (predominantly Syria, Turkey and Iran), China, Venezuela, and Ukraine. And this inconsistency doesn’t seem to be a part of a grand... ... Hassan Rouhani. Within the context of increasing regional instability, constant accusations of supporting and arming terrorists and the unwillingness of the United States... ... violations were not shackled completely, but with the latest
engagement
of U.S. and Russia, they were temporarily stopped from escalating. Back in the day, Turkey would...
... decision on the “chemicals package.” However, it raises important questions concerning Russian banks’ strategy regarding the U.S. sanctions. In January, PDVSA was put on... ... conducted with persons/entities that have been sanctioned. The fines range from ten thousand to hundreds of millions, and given claims by other U.S. regulators, the fines... ...
Gazprombank’s caution is consistent with global practices. Although sanctions were imposed on Venezuela in 2014, thus far there have been no cases of U.S. claims being settled under...
... event at the time. This essentially means that sanctions can be arbitrarily doled out again at any time in the future. The most vulnerable to such machinations are Russian companies whose role on the international stage is far less unique than that of RUSAL or EN+. Fearing new sanctions, foreign companies are being particularly cautious and may very well refuse to do business with Russian companies even when, from a legal perspective, there is nothing preventing them from doing so.
The events in Venezuela also serve as a valuable lesson here. The United States could step up sanctions should the situation inside the country get any worse. Washington has been increasing pressure on Caracas since 2014, when over 100 individuals and legal entities ...
According to Caracas
, President Obama’s Executive Order of March 9, 2015, which qualifies Venezuela as a “threat to the national security of the United States”, could serve as a prelude to an armed intervention.... ... a
diplomatic channel
being used to fix the bilateral dialogue.
Since Venezuela is a key geopolitical and trade partner for Russia in Latin America, with their cooperation spanning across the energy and military spheres, a proper assessment of these ...
Russia and China in the Latin American Arms Market. Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua
At Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation (MTC) session with Foreign States on January 27, ... ... how the Cuban authorities skirted the ban, in view of the incident with the
North Korean vessel
in the summer of 2013 and accusations of China sending secret arms shipments to Havana sparked by the rumor that “at least three arms shipments were ...
... the Cubans to Brazil as if it was the Berlin Airlift.
While this is happening, thousands of immigrants, from Haiti, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other nations both legal... ... of the move will bring far greater rewards to the Chinese economy than what Cuba and Venezuela offer.
China has made it a priority to develop assembly and manufacturing... ... China has developed its own credit reporting organization “Dagong” of which Russia is an integral part.
Brazil’s Man In Havana?
As vice president and interior...
... tons of cocaine in a joint operation. The approach to the problem by Russian Federation is very serious as we can notice also by examples of domestic policies like punishing for lack of will to have rehab after abuse so there could be no suspicious accusations linked to cold war as those are sometimes made by US in relation to the Nixon antidrug policy in Latin America. Therefore the drug problem is global and Russia should support attempts of fighting with cartels also in Central and South America as its doing with Venezuela which wants to buy from Russia tanks T-72 B1, rocket launchers Igla, systems Antey 2500 and Smerch. The drug lords are supplied by heavy weapons so therefore a need of such contracts and smuggling is mostly going by small planes supported by ...
