Section: Sanctions
EU’s aim is not only to freeze but also to confiscate Russian assets
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen noted on October 25, 2022, during the International Expert Conference on the Recovery, Reconstruction and Modernization of Ukraine, that the European Union set its goal not to freeze but to confiscate Russian assets in Europe due to its war against Ukraine. Source: The President of the...
UK implemented sanctions on Iranian individuals for supplying Russia with drones
The UK imposed sanctions on Iran on the same day the EU did on October 20, 2022. The reason is the presence of evidence of Iran’s supply of kamikaze drones to Russia, which it uses to attack Ukraine. The decision is published on the website of the British government. Source: UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly The following Iranian...
EU approved sanctions against Iran for supplying Russia with drones
The names of Iranian citizens and companies that have been sanctioned for supplying drones to the Russian Federation have been officially published in the statement of the European Union on October 20, 2022. Source: The European Council Three Iranian individuals and one legal entity were sanctioned for undermining or threatening the territorial...
Ukraine and 7 countries have joined the 8th package of EU sanctions against Russia
EU High Representative Josep Borrell noted on October 13, 2022, that North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, as well as Ukraine joined the October decision of the EU Council to introduce another package of sanctions against Russia. Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell “The...
New Zealand imposed sanctions against 51 Russian oligarchs
New Zealand reacted to Russia’s massive missile attack on Ukraine by introducing another package of economic anti-Russian sanctions and personal sanctions against representatives of Russian business and the occupation authorities of Russia on October 11, 2022. Source: New Zealand mass media Thus, 51 Russian oligarchs and 24 representatives...
Japan introduced sanctions against 81 Russian individuals and 9 organizations
On October 7, 2022, it became known, that the Japanese government introduced additional sanctions against the Russian Federation after Moscow illegally tried to annex the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions of Ukraine. Source: The Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Kihara Seiji In total, 81 individuals and nine organizations...
European Union approved the 8th package of sanctions against Russia: details
The European Union agreed on the eighth package of sanctions against Russia on October 6, 2022. This sanctions package is a response to Russia’s ongoing escalation and unprovoked war against Ukraine, including the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories, pseudo-referendums, mobilization in Russia, and open nuclear threats. Source: The...
EU countries reached an agreement on the 8th package of sanctions against Russia
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen noted on Twitter on October 5, 2022, that the ambassadors of the EU member states agreed on a new sanctions package against Russia. It was developed in response to Russia’s attempt to annex the territories of Ukraine and the holding of fake referendums in the temporarily occupied...
New EU sanctions against Russia will apply to more than 1,300 individuals and organizations
EU High Representative Josep Borrell said on September 28, 2022, that new sanctions would apply to those involved in the occupation and illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia. Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell The new package of sanctions against Russia proposed by the European Commission will apply to more than 1,300...
Canada announced new sanctions following Russia’s sham referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine
The Canadian Prime Minister noted on September 27, 2022, that the Canadian government intended to introduce sanctions against people and organizations involved in holding so-called “referendums” in Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia. Source: The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau “The so-called referendums...
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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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