#Russia sanctions

The European Union adopted its 19th package of Russia sanctions on Thursday, banning Russian liquefied natural gas imports and targeting entities ranging from Chinese refiners and Central Asian banks to ...

By Valérie Hanoun The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is to decide a case that, on paper, concerns just two sanctioned Russian individuals and their discretionary trusts. In reality, ...

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven democracies pledged on Thursday to address “excessive imbalances” in the global economy and said they could increase sanctions on ...

President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia’s economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv’s war ...

One Cyprus-based company has been included on the latest US sanctions list targeting individuals and entities said to be aiding Russia’s war efforts. The US Treasury’s updated sanctions ...

The introduction of the notary, who is an officer of preventive administration of justice, in Cyprus, as it exists in Germany and other countries, will solve several problems that constantly ...

Cyprus’ compliance with international sanctions is “very good”, the finance minister said on Monday, adding that by year’s end the two units dealing with sanctions will be consolidated into ...

The European Union Council has adopted a 12th package of sanctions against Russia, the European Commission said in a statement on Monday, after Austria gave its final approval over the ...

Cyprus and the UK have a “shared goal” to tackle sanctions evasion, as British authorities are helping the Republic create a new sanctions implementation unit, it was reported on Thursday. ...

Four Cyprus-based companies and one individual were hit by US sanctions for being complicit in furthering Russia’s war against Ukraine, it emerged on Wednesday. A statement by the Office ...

When sanctions were imposed on two Cypriot companies that had been providing legal and administrative services to Russian oligarchs, a month ago, banks immediately froze all the accounts linked to ...

As Cyprus braces for an almost inevitable new wave of sanctions to hit soon, the government conceded on Wednesday the effect on Cyprus’ services sector has been detrimental. The impact ...

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia’s domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accusing them of being responsible ...

Russia has halted supplies of oil to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, the chief executive of Polish refiner PKN Orlen PKN.WA said on Saturday, adding that the company would ...

The European Union vowed to increase pressure on Moscow “until Ukraine is liberated” as it adopted a tenth package of sanctions on Russia on Saturday, a day after the first ...

Canada is imposing new Russia-related sanctions and sending four more Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...

The United States imposed sanctions on 22 individuals and entities in multiple countries that it accused of being tied to a global sanctions evasion network supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex. The ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday accused US news network CBS of promulgating old news after its 60 Minutes programme this week pointed the finger at Cyprus as “one of the ...

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a ninth package of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukrainethat wouldinclude almost 200 more individuals and entities on the EU sanctions list. Commission ...

British businessman Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on U.S. charges of conspiring to violate sanctions placed on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Bonham-Carter was arrested in the ...

Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 US officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on ...

Greece and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday agreed to jointly fund investments worth 4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in the Mediterranean country and explore further cooperation in the energy sector, ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Monday stressed the importance of a universal application of sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, making specific reference to Turkey. He was addressing ...

European Union member states have agreed on a fourth package of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the office of the French EU presidency wrote on Twitter on ...