Section: Sanctions
US recognized Russian private military company “Wagner” as a transnational criminal organization
US Department of State and the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control declared the Russian PMC “Wagner” a transnational criminal organization on January 26, 2023, which provides for the introduction of additional sanctions. Source: US Department of State “Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...
8 countries joined the EU sanctions against Russia
Eight European countries have joined the decision of the European Union on personal sanctions against individuals in connection with Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. This is noted in the statement of the Council of the European Union on January 23, 2023. Source: European Council “The candidate countries North Macedonia,...
Ukraine confiscated UAH 17B from Russian banks to rebuild the housing
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal noted on January 3, 2023, that Ukraine planned to start the rebuilding of destroyed housing in the near future at the expense of funds confiscated from Russian banks. There are already 17 billion hryvnias confiscated from Russian banks. Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal “Already...
European Union stopped the supply of Russian oil by 90%, – Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine
Matti Maasikas, the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine noted on January 2, 2023, that One of the main sanctions of the EU was the termination of 90% of Russian oil supplies to Europe by the end of 2022, thus depriving Moscow of the additional revenues. Source: Matti Maasikas, the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine “We have drastically...
Great Britain stopped imports of Russian liquefied natural gas
The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom noted on January 1, 2023, on Twitter, that Great Britain stopped all imports of Russian liquefied natural gas. Source: The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom “Today [on January 1, 2023 – ed.] the UK has ended all imports of...
Lithuania has frozen more than €85M of Russian and Belarusian assets
Lithuania has frozen Russian and Belarusian assets with a total value of more than 85 million euros in compliance with the European Commission’s sanctions imposed in connection with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Lithuania noted this on December 28, 2022. Source: The Ministry of Internal...
Ukraine calls on the world to introduce sanctions against Russian nuclear industry
The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushcnenko called on the world community to implement sanctions against the nuclear industry of the Russian Federation and to abandon Russian nuclear fuel. He stated this at a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions of the Group of Seven and the EU Delegation in Kyiv on December 27, 2022. Source:...
Canada confiscates frozen funds of Russian oligarch for aid to Ukraine for the first time
Mélanie Joly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada noted on December 19, 2022, that the Canadian government would confiscate $26 million from Granite Capital Holdings Ltd., a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Source: Mélanie Joly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly noted that this is the first...
EU banned the supply of aircraft engines and aerospace parts to Russia
The European Council noted on December 16, 2022, that it introduced a ban on the export of aircraft engines and their components to Russia, as part of the 9th package of sanctions. Source: The European Council “Furthermore, the EU will expand the export ban on aviation and the space industry related goods and technology to include aircraft...
Great Britain introduced sanctions against Iran and Russia for strikes on Ukraine
The government of Great Britain noted on December 13, 2022, that the United Kingdom introduced new sanctions against Russia and Iran for attacks on Ukrainian cities with missiles and kamikaze drones. A total of 12 citizens of the Russian Federation, three citizens of Iran and one Iranian company MADO were sanctioned. Source: The government of...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (GMT)
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