WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden has threatened to impose devastating sanctions on Russia if leader Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, but some big companies and business groups are pushing the White House and lawmakers to be cautious. A trade group representing Chevron, General Electric, and other big U.S. corporations that do business in Russia is asking the White…
Companies Push Biden, Congress for Caution on Russia Sanctions
January 28, 2022
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Russia Faces Severe Sanctions If It Moves Further Into Ukraine, Says Canada’s Joly
OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will join allies in imposing severe sanctions on Russian officials if the country takes further military action to compromise Ukrainian sovereignty. Russia has positioned about 100,000 troops across Ukraine’s borders along with tanks and other heavy artillery, stoking fears across Europe of an invasion, but Russia has denied…
China Ramps Up Tougher Pandemic Control
The United States says it won’t be deterred by China’s latest sanctions. Beijing recently penalized four American officials serving on a religious freedom commission. The move came after the United States levied its own sanctions. China plans to keep a steep tariff in place for at least another year. The tax impacts a certain U.S….
US Imposes New Sanctions on Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik
WASHINGTON/SARAJEVO—The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and current and former officials as Washington warned of further action against those linked to destabilization or corruption. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement accused Dodik, already subject to U.S. sanctions under a different authority, of corruption and threatening the…
US, Germany Say Russia Poses ‘Urgent’ Challenge to Stability
WASHINGTON—The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine’s border poses an “immediate and urgent challenge” to European security and that any intervention will draw severe consequences. But the country’s top diplomats left open what those consequences would be and how differences on arming Ukraine and a controversial Russian gas pipeline…
EU Unveils Trade Sanction Plan to Counter Foreign Coercion
December 9, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union moved Wednesday to set up a system of quick-fire trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign power, like China, that it accuses of trying to coerce the 27-country bloc for economic or political gain. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, manages trade with the outside world on behalf of…
Russian Aggression Against Ukraine Should Lead to EU Sanctions: Merkel
BERLIN—The European Union must be prepared to enact more sanctions against Russia if the situation in and around eastern Ukraine or on the Belarus-Poland border escalates, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. Speaking at a joint news conference in Berlin with her Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki, the outgoing Chancellor said the EU had to…
Ukraine Enacts Sanctions Against Dozens of Russian Special Service Employees
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed restrictive measures on dozens of employees of the Russian special services, according to a decree published on Nov. 18 on the presidential website. “[I hereby decree] to activate the Aug. 20, 2021 decision of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council [NSDC] on applying personal special economic and other restrictive…
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Inflation, increasing at the fastest rate in 31 years; what does it mean for next year’s taxes? And what solution is President Biden offering? The U.S. and China issue a new climate deal, as the two countries ramp up cooperation on the issue. How likely is it that China will fulfill its commitments? President Joe…
North Korea Touts ‘Exceptional’ Health Benefits of Consuming Black Swans Amid Crippling Food Shortage
North Korea has started touting the “exceptional” health benefits of consuming black swans after breeding them, while also farming rabbits as the country battles a crippling food shortage, according to state media. “Black swan meat is delicious and has medicinal value,” the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said in an article published Monday. According to the newspaper, Ri…
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