Tag: #Sanctions
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Steel, Sanctions, and Shifting Sands: Russia’s \$2.6B Gamble Reshapes South Asia
By Nasir Ismail | International Affairs Columnist When Pakistan and Russia recently inked a \$2.6 billion agreement to resurrect the long-dormant Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), few saw it as just another industrial project. Beneath the hum of furnaces and the gleam of molten metal lies a deeper truth—South Asia’s strategic map is being redrawn, and…
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Iran Pakistan gas pipeline & U.S stance
Reports indicate that Iran has granted a 180-day extension to the deadline for the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, pushing it to September 2024, with the aim of averting potential legal disputes in international courts. This move seeks to mitigate the risk of litigation and its potential strain on diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Iran, as…
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EU split on Russia oil sanctions, mulls other steps
BRUSSELS: The European Union foreign ministers disagreed on Monday on whether and how to slap sanctions on Russia’s lucrative energy sector over its invasion of Ukraine, with Germany saying the bloc was too dependent on Russain oil to decide an embargo. The EU and allies have already imposed hefty measures against Russia, including its central…
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New Zealand’s government to introduce legislation to impose sanctions against Russia
New Zealand’s government said on Monday it will introduce legislation to allow it to impose sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine
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Germany’s ministers caution against banning Russian energy imports
Germany’s finance and foreign ministers cautioned against banning Russian energy imports as the West searches for ways to punish Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine
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Russia’s Aeroflot violates Canada’s airspace ban
Russian airline Aeroflot on Sunday violated a ban on aircraft from the country using Canadian airspace, regulator Transport Canada said, on the same day the restriction was imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
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China so far not helping Russia evade Western sanctions
China so far does not appear to be helping Russia evade Western financial sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, but doing so would “do profound damage” to China’s reputation, according to a senior Biden Administration official
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France seizes cargo ship that U.S says is linked to the son of former Russian spy chief
France has seized a car cargo ship in the English Channel that the US says was linked to the son of a former Russian spy chief
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EU leaders to impose new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion
Senior officials said that EU leaders would impose new sanctions on Russia, freeze its assets, block its banks’ access to European financial markets and hit “Kremlin interests” over its invasion of Ukraine
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EU warns Russia could be cut off from markets, tech goods in case of attack on Ukraine
Moscow would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case Russia attacks Ukraine