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Hungary will block the adoption of the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, Péter Szijjártó announced on Sunday after a meeting with the Energy Security Council. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the diesel delivery service, which was halted this week, would not be restarted, and that the EU would not support the disbursement of the €90 billion war loan to Ukraine, which the bloc had already decided on. Nearly every country in Europe has significantly reduced or entirely ceased Russian energy imports since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine on 24 February, 2022.
The prime minister said the country has removed restrictions that prevented some parliamentarians from visiting, but one of those sanctioned said: "It's not a win, it's a capitulation."
The proposed sanctions would include the freezing of assets for new individuals involved in the recent crackdown, which has reportedly claimed hundreds of lives since protests began nearly two weeks ago in Iran.
Intensifying his efforts towards bringing an end to the Ukraine war by intensifying sanctions on Russia, US president Donald Trump has "greenlit" a bill which would not only increase sanctions on Moscow but...
Senator Lindsey Graham's bipartisan bill aims to impose sanctions on countries, including China, India, and Brazil, for purchasing Russian energy, amid ongoing tensions over Ukraine.
In December, the first full month after US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil took effect, the two suppliers’ share in Russian oil loadings for India crashed to 17.4 per cent, down from 63.1 per cent in November and 70.4 per cent in October.
News Technology The Trump administration says it is barring former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European nationals involved in curbing hate speech from U.S....
Depuis l’invasion de l’Ukraine, des centaines de citoyens russes auraient obtenu la citoyenneté roumaine de manière frauduleuse, afin de contourner les sanctions ou de vivre dans l’Union européenne.
