A look back at nearly 45 years of international sanctions against Iran, from the first after the US embassy hostage crisis in Tehran to those expected in the coming days after Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel. Iran’s economy, which has been hit hard by sanctions, is experiencing galloping inflation and seeing its currency, the rial, … Read more
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It has found that new copper wires produced in Russia are qualified as scrap metal shortly after arriving in China. According to the sources, the copper wires supplied by the Russian concern “Russian Copper Company” (KVK) are being crushed in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China, which borders Russia. Thus, copper wires, which … Read more
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NA’s proposal provides for the Law on Public Procurement and the Law on Procurement of Public Service Providers to strengthen the requirement for the customer, when preparing the purchase, to ensure that the execution of the order does not include goods and services originating in Russia and Belarus. It is planned that the amendments will … Read more
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“Sanctions against our financial sector are not ending, on the contrary – they are intensifying. Despite this, we continue the dialogue with our friendly countries, which would allow us to develop infrastructure and look for alternative solutions,” Nabiullina is quoted as saying by Reuters. According to Nabiullina, Russia explains to its partner countries that maintaining … Read more
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This day, the Government of Switzerland reported through a statement from the Federal Council that that country joins the sanctions issued by the European Union (EU) directed at actors from the Public Ministry (MP) for trying to obstruct the 2023 electoral process. To this extent, the MP pointed out that once again the excessive intention … Read more
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The country’s largest party – the Swiss People’s Party – has started to implement an initiative to preserve Switzerland’s neutrality. The party calls for changes to the country’s constitution, stating that “it is forbidden to join any military alliances, as well as to prohibit imposing or joining sanctions against any regimes”. An exception is allowed … Read more
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The situation is especially hopeless with the goods with the code TN VED 88 – these are aircraft and space vehicles, as well as their parts. “This area is all sanctioned. No one will even try to pay for the delivery of such goods to Russia from China,” said a source in the aviation industry. … Read more
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As informed in the Saeima Speaker’s office, during the meeting, Mieriņa confirmed Latvia’s support for the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU) during the Belgian EU presidency. In order to promote Ukraine’s successful integration into the European Union, the Saeima, in cooperation with the Ukrainian administration, will create a program … Read more
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Since the start of the war, supplies of manganese ore to the Russian war industry in Ukraine have increased significantly. This component is delivered through the ports of Ventspils and Riga, but from 2023 – also through the port of Sillamė in Estonia. Manganese was delivered through there to the Chelyabinsk plant, which was nationalized … Read more
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The ship already entered the port of Rostock in Germany at the beginning of March, because its crew concluded that there were problems with the ship’s propeller. Port officials noticed that the ship was carrying more than the uranium indicated in the documents. There was wood on the ship, which is prohibited by the sanctions … Read more