The European Union has extended its current tough economic sanctions against Russia until January 31, 2026 due to a lack of progress over peace in Ukraine. These are existing measures and are separate ...

"Lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot" is a well known Chinese aphorism that's roughly equivalent to the English expression of shooting oneself in the foot. On November 7, Japan's new ...

The new Ukrainian sanctions package aims to block Russia's financial schemes, particularly those involving cryptocurrencies. It includes 60 companies and more than 70 Russian citizens on the list of ...

Key Points and Summary on Ukraine War Sanctions - Despite Russia's struggling wartime economy, which faces high interest rates and a growing labor shortage, the international sanctions regime imposed ...

Back to Ukraine - the U.S. will direct directly and personally sanctioned Vladimir Putin and the Russian foreign minister. So will the European Union. Other members of Putin's government are also ...

After nine months of attempting to coax Russia into concessions using only incentives – whether by holding talks on repairing diplomatic relations or hosting a major bilateral summit on US soil – the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - As talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine continue, a potential relief in sanctions imposed on Russia, including its vast energy sector, is one of the issues on the agenda. Oil ...

(Reuters) - A U.N. sanctions draft resolution against Iran has no legitimacy, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a close ally of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Iran, Brazil and Turkey signed a nuclear fuel swap agreement on Monday designed to allay international concern over the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions and avert fresh U.N. sanctions ...