Zelenskiy says Russia is evading sanctions on weapons; Ukraine’s military urges “silence” ahead of expected counter-offensive
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday said that Russia was using a network of suppliers to evade international sanctions designed to prevent it from making missiles and other weapons. In a video address, Zelenskiy said unnamed countries and companies were helping Russia acquire technology with the emphasis on producing missiles. Russia has launched […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to attend Hiroshima G7 summit, deepening focus on Russia
Hiroshima, JapanReuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Group of Seven Hiroshima summit this weekend, a Ukrainian security official said, putting fresh pressure on Russia against the backdrop of a city synonymous with the horrors of nuclear war. Zelenskiy will attend the gathering on Sunday, the third and final day, two officials involved in […]
Czechs put Russian Patriarch Kirill on sanctions list over Ukraine
Prague, Czech Republic Reuters The Czech Government has made the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, the first person on its national sanctions list due to his support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Wednesday. Kirill, 76, was listed by his civil name of Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev on […]
Essay: Turkey-Syria earthquake – Assad blames west as agencies struggle to get aid to his desperate people
In an article first published on The Conversation, SCOTT LUCAS, a professor at the Clinton Insitute, University College Dublin, looks at the complex situation surrounding the delivery of humanitarian aid to north-western Syria in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake…
US and allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with more sanctions
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States and its allies imposed further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of the coup with curbs on energy officials and members of the junta, among others. Washington imposed sanctions on the Union Election Commission, mining enterprises and energy officials, among others, according to a Treasury […]
Turkey oil tanker logjam snarls Russia oil sanctions
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil revenues as the number of tankers waiting to exit the Black Sea through Turkish straits continued to rise on Friday. Ankara has declined to scrap a new insurance inspection rule it implemented at the beginning […]
Ukraine slaps sanctions on senior clerics in pro-Moscow church
Reuters Ukraine is slapping sanctions on 10 senior clerics linked to a pro-Moscow church on the grounds they agreed to work with Russian occupation authorities or justified Moscow’s invasion, the security service said on Saturday. The announcement is the latest in a series of steps against a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church linked historically […]
As with Ukraine, a coalition should pressure Myanmar’s junta, UN expert says
United NationsReuters Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday, urging countries to form a coalition – just as they have on Moscow over Ukraine – to target and pressure Myanmar’s military junta. Myanmar has been in crisis since the army ousted leader Aung […]
UN unanimously passes Haiti sanctions, targets gang leader
United NationsReuters The UN Security Council on Friday approved sanctions allowing it to impose an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on anyone who threatens the peace or stability of Haiti, naming the Caribbean country’s most powerful gangster as its first target. The 15-member council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution, which imposes the […]
North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border as South imposes sanctions
Seoul, South Korea Reuters North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country amid heightened tensions. South Korea also scrambled fighter jets when a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft flew […]