- 23 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityoligarchs
Explainer-How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in February, targeting its central bank, major lenders,…
Oligarch Abramovich attending Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul -sources
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Billionaire Roman Abramovich, one of the Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, is attending peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in…
Russian oligarchs welcome in Turkey, foreign minister says
(Reuters) - Russian oligarchs are welcome in Turkey but must abide by international law in order to do any business, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. Turkey has…
France says it has frozen more than 800 million euros worth of Russian oligarch assets
PARIS (Reuters) - France has frozen more than 800 million euros ($879.20 million)worth of assets belonging to Russian oligarchs, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday. He provided no details.…
German resort’s rift over Russian oligarch resonates across country
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German politician who mobilized a protest against a now-sanctioned Russian resident of his resort town has attracted a following, but also angry emails…
U.S. takes aim at Russian oligarchs in fresh sanctions
By Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Russian oligarchs as it targeted Russia's super-rich and others close to…
Yellen says U.S. will address potential gaps in Russia sanctions
By David Lawder CHICAGO (Reuters) -The United States will address potential gaps in tough sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on…
US, allies to cut off ‘selected’ Russian banks from SWIFT financial system to tighten sanctions on Moscow
Washington, Feb 27 (PTI) In a major move aimed to cripple Russia's economy, the US along with its key allies, including EU and the UK, have decided to disconnect key sanctioned…
EU preparing more sanctions on Russia over invading Ukraine – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is preparing a third round of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, an official told Reuters on Friday shortly after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lamented…
US prepared to sanction Russian elites close to Putin if Russia invades Ukraine
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to hit…
