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News about economic and political sanctions imposed by the United States, the European Union, Great Britain, Russia, and Ukraine.

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Canada answers to China’s sanctions

The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement in support of two local organizations, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and Canada-Tibet Committee, against which China has imposed sanctions.…

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Belarus extends the ban on the import and sale of Skoda

The government of Belarus has extended the ban on the import and sale of Skoda and Nivea until the end of 2025. The resolution of the Council of Ministers No.…

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Russia hides the owners of credit organizations from sanctions

The Bank of Russia has announced that it plans to extend until December 31, 2025, the right of microfinance organizations (MFOs) and consumer credit cooperatives (CCCs) to not disclose certain…

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The United States punches Iran’s Shadow Fleet with new sanctions

On December 19, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on four companies and three vessels involved in trading Iranian oil. These companies include Marshall Islands-based Journey Investment Company, which owns…

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UK sanctions five employees of the Georgian Interior Ministry

The UK has imposed sanctions against five employees of the Georgian Interior Ministry. These persons have been sanctioned: Vakhtang Gomelauri - Minister of Internal Affairs; Aleksandre Darakhvelidze - Deputy Minister…

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Poland imposes sanctions on companies from the UAE and Belarus

The Ministry of the Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland reported that World Chem Training CO., L.L.C., Technospetstrading LLC, and Technospetstrading Export LLC were included in the sanctions…

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The Court of the EU refuses to lift sanctions against Oleg Deripaska and Russian banks

The Court of the European Union refused to lift sanctions against businessmen Oleg Deripaska, Rosbank and Tinkoff Bank. On December 18th, the European Court of Justice decided on several cases…

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OFAC blocks North Korean cryptocurrency scheme

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on citizens of China and North Korea, as well as a company from the United Arab…

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UK imposes new sanctions on 20 ships from the Russian shadow fleet

The UK has imposed sanctions on 20 vessels from the "shadow fleet", including Ocean Faye, Andaman Skies, and Mianzimu. Some of these vessels transported more than 4 million barrels of…

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The Council of the EU imposes sanctions on 26 individuals and two entities in Belarus

The Council of the European Union imposed sanctions on 26 individuals and 2 entities from Belarus. The Council stated that restrictive measures were imposed on various members of the judiciary,…