Biden signs Pentagon budget bill that extends sanctions on Hong Kong officials
US National Defence Authorisation Act, annual omnibus bill, also includes extension of China sanctions in Tibet and Uygur legislation. US President Joe Biden has signed key legislation into law that extends for another five years the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, including its sanctions on key Chinese officials. Biden signed the […]
China imposes sanctions on US that reminds red lines
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has imposed counter-sanctions on seven US military companies and related senior executives due to recent military aid and arms sales to Taiwan. China said in a statement that the US actions seriously violate the one-China principle and three China-US joint declarations, interfere in China’s internal affairs, and undermine China’s sovereignty and […]
US imposes sanctions on Georgian Dream party founder
The US said in a statement regarding the sanctions decision that Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder and honorary chairman of the Georgian Dream party, has undermined the democratic and European future. “The US is imposing sanctions on Bidzina Grigoris Dze Ivanishvili, the founder and honorary chairman of Georgian Dream. His actions have enabled human rights violations […]
Treasury announces new US sanctions on North Korea and Russia
The United States has hit North Korea and Russia with new sanctions targeting Pyongyang’s financial and military support for Moscow as well as its ballistic missile programme. The sanctions, which cover North Korean banks, generals and other officials, as well as Russian oil shipping companies, are the latest US measure aimed at cutting North Korea’s […]
US grants Turkey exemption from Gazprombank sanctions
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, Alparslan Bayraktar stated that the US granted Turkey an exemption from the Gazprombank sanction. After talks between the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with US officials, Minister Bayraktar announced that Turkey can continue to make natural gas debt payments through […]
US sanctions Chinese cyber security company
The United States sanctioned Chengdu-based cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, Limited (Sichuan Silence) and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng (Guan), for their role in compromising tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide, including firewalls at US critical infrastructure companies. Simultaneously, the US State Department announced a Reward for Justice offer of up to […]
EU adopts largest ever sanctions package against Russia
European Union member states have adopted the most extensive sanctions package against Russia to date. Under the new sanctions, 52 ships from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and dozens of Russian officials were blacklisted. EU member states adopted the most extensive sanctions package against Russia to date at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium. […]
Zelensky prepares to impose sanctions on Georgian government
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party of trying to make the country dependent on Russia and announced that he was working with European and other partners to prepare sanctions against the Georgian government. “The situation in Georgia is, of course, not just a problem of one nation, not just a […]
US sanctions 5 individuals and 4 organizations over Russia
The United States has sanctioned five individuals and four entities linked to the TGR Group, a vast international network that circumvented sanctions on behalf of Russian elites. According to the official statement, this step is being taken in coordination with the UK National Crime Agency, as well as the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the […]
UK sanctions Kenyan businessman over illegal gold trade
The UK and US governments have imposed sanctions on Kamlesh Pattni, a British-Kenyan businessman, for his alleged involvement in the illegal gold trade. According to a statement from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the assets of Kamlesh Pattni and four others, including his wife and brother-in-law, will be frozen. Pattni’s name was implicated […]