"The complete crisis of my life": Russian oligarch told how he was affected by US sanctions

The businessman notes that “many have met with Putin,” and believes that the decision to impose sanctions against him is related to something else. In the year since the imposition of sanctions, he lost almost $ 3 billion. The head of the board of directors of Renova, Viktor Vekselberg, said in an interview with Financial ...

Hundreds of congressional members urge trump to tighten sanctions against Russia

A group of nearly 400 American lawmakers are unhappy with the actions of Russia and Iran in Syria. They call on the President to implement a comprehensive strategy to address the security threat facing the United States and its allies. Almost 400 members of the US Congress (79 ...

The United States prepared the second package of sanctions against Russia due to the poisoning of Skripale

The US State Department has submitted for consideration to the head of the department, Mike Pompeo and US President Donald Trump, a second package of sanctions against Russia in the case of the poisoning in the UK of the former double agent of the Russian and British intelligence services Sergei Skripal and his daughter. About it…

'Clear the good name': Russian oligarch Deripaska explained why he sued the United States

Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska explained in an interview with CNBC filing a lawsuit against the US Treasury Department over sanctions. According to the businessman, he filed a lawsuit not at the direction of the Kremlin, but out of a desire to restore his good name. A statement that the claim was filed under ...

Trump extended sanctions against Russia imposed by Obama

US President Donald Trump has extended the sanctions imposed by his predecessor against Russia in 2014 over the situation in Ukraine, the White House press service said. The notification to Congress clarifies that the sanctions imposed by Barack Obama will continue to operate after March 6 for one ...

The United States and the European Union may introduce new sanctions against Russia due to the seizure of Ukrainian ships

The United States and the European Union are close to agreeing on new sanctions against Russia - this time against individuals and companies that participated in the detention of Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait, the Financial Times reported. Western countries are close to agreeing on new...

United States expanded sanctions against Russia

The US Treasury Department has expanded sanctions against Russia. 18 Russians were subject to restrictions under the CAATSA law, 15 of whom are employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), RIA Novosti reports. Sanctions will also apply to the FAN news agency, Economy Today LLC, Nevskie...

The US launches 'draconian sanctions' against Russia: what and to whom will be banned

The United States has launched a mechanism for reviewing a package of measures against Russia, which received the unofficial name “draconian sanctions,” US State Department spokesman David Tessler told the BBC Russian Service. The first package of restrictions was introduced at the end of August 2018 as a US response to the poisoning in…

The United States lifted sanctions from Putin’s top official: who needs it and why

The White House is temporarily lifting sanctions from the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. This decision was made at the request of the American space agency NASA, writes "Today". In early October, NASA Director Jim Bridenstein visited Moscow and the Baikonur cosmodrome, where he first met Rogozin, and ...

The proposal of the US Senator to partially lift the sanctions from Russia failed

The initiative of US Senator Rand Paul to partially lift the sanctions against Russian deputies has failed. His colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are questioning the motivation behind such a proposal. A committee aide said Paul was the only legislator to vote for his ...

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