... gridlock in Ukraine. Russia's subsequent involvement in the issue, with bold actions in Crimea and the incident with Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, led to a political outcry in the EU. The main
tool
applied by the EU to reprehend Russia was economic sanctions and restrictions targeted at Russian
officials
and individuals.
In order to overcome political stalemate, all the concerned parties initiated the Minsk negotiation process, which went through several rounds of talks in 2014-2015 and finally ...
it is not uncommon for the United States to impose sanctions on its own allies and even American companies
The United States’ sanctions are commonly associated with “America’s enemies” like Iran, the DPRK, Cuba and Venezuela. Russia joined this list in 2014, and since last year China has been ...
... list. In practice, this means that the PRC citizens who were included in the SDN list will be largely deprived of banking services, and also lose the opportunity to make use of the services of multinational companies. All such companies fear secondary sanctions and fines from the US authorities. Naturally, in the PRC, there is the possibility to make use of internal banking, aside from global banks (Chinese banks operating in the global market are still extremely careful about the US sanctions regimes)....
... Russia’s economic presence
On June 17, the United States began implementing the Caesar Act (the “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act”) following a six-month grace period that was granted to the administration so that it could prepare secondary sanctions against foreign citizens for cooperating with Damascus in oil, gas, aviation, defence and construction. The
original sanctions list
was made up of 39 Syrian individuals and legal entities, including Bashar al-Assad, his wife and his brother ...
... war, among the factors affecting the crisis of the Syrian economy, the COVID-19, the socio-economic problems of neighboring Lebanon, whose financial infrastructure Damascus uses as an outlet to the world market, discord in the elite, as well as new sanctions are named.
Alexey Khlebnikov:
The Future of Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Syria: What is Russia’s Rationale?
With the
signing
of the “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act” or the “Caesar Act” by the US-President, the American policy ...
... the dissemination of false information. After the election, a judicial investigation was launched,
ending
with no evidence of the collusion.
Ivan Timofeev:
US Administration v. China
Despite that fact, in 2017 and 2018, the U.S.
imposed
economic sanctions against Russian entities. This led to the further aggravation of already sour ties undermined by the Ukrainian crisis in 2014. As an act of reprisal for Moscow’s alleged meddling into the conflict, U.S. Congress
initiated
new economic sanctions....
Discussions on the quid pro quo approach to sanctions relief and concessions look like the only possible way to move forward
On July 11, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) finally adopted a resolution extending the authorization of cross-border mechanisms that guarantee the delivery of ...
... organizations being raised for the first time in June of that year. On June 11, 2020, President of the United States Donald Trump signed the Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated with the International Criminal Court. How do sanctions affect international law and respect for human rights? And what impact will the U.S. sanctions have on the development of international law? Elena Dovgan answers all these questions and more.
Elena Dovgan
Good afternoon, Elena! Tell us, please,...
One of the notable events in July was the imposition by Britain of restrictions on a number of Russian and foreign officials in the area of human rights. This was London’s first independent programme of sanctions after Brexit. The Russian Foreign Ministry justifiably perceived these sanctions as an unfriendly act and interference in domestic affairs. Russia has reserved the right to respond. At the same time, the media uproar around this event seems ...
Iran's experience in circumventing sanctions and advancing its military plans under pressure shows that it can fix the problem
Lifting or extending the UN arms embargo on Iran, which according to SC
Resolution 2231
is supposed to be ended in October 2020, has led to a new confrontation ...
