Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned in a quote to CNN that the US dollar may lose its dominance if nations are sanctioned.
The US seized 1 million barrels of Iranian oil from the ship Suez Rajan in April, which was allegedly being sold to China by the IRGC.
The American administration...
The office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlined the measures in a statement that Britain is banning Russian diamonds.
The United Kingdom has announced a ban on importing of Russian diamonds and several types...
The Coordinator of Strategic Communications for Washington’s National Security Council, John Kirby, said on 28 October that the US has no plans to either ease the Caesar Act sanctions against Syria or to withdraw its illegally occupying forces from the country.
A Swiss billboard is making the rounds on social media depicting a young woman on the telephone. The caption reads, "Does the neighbor heat the apartment to over 19 degrees (66F)? Please inform us." While the Swiss government has dismissed the poster as a fake, the penalties Swiss citizens face for daring to warm their homes are very real. According to the Swiss newspaper Blick, those who violate the 66 degree heating limit could face as many as three years in prison!
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, during the Eurasian Economic Forum, said that the EU lost $1.5 trillion as a result of Russia's sanctions.
According to Russian Deputy Foreign...
One may surmise that Western sanctions against Russia are failing if Europeans are now turning to trash burning to heat their homes. This comes in the wake of Polish households burning trash just to stay warm as sanctions on Russia backfire.
Belgian deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter said it was time for sanctions against Israel due to the inhuman bombing in Gaza.
On November 8, Belgian deputy prime minister...
The recent sanctions placed on Russia have proven that the role it plays in the global economic order is much greater than is commonly thought.
Putin's gold strategy, implemented in early 2022 by tying the value of the ruble to gold, has successfully countered sanctions, aided by Russia's status as the world's second-largest producer of gold.
