On a dusty roadside on the outskirts of Dubai, Sohrab Fani is profiting from the West’s response to the war in Ukraine: his shop installs seat heaters into cars being re-exported to Russia. Twelve thousand heating pads languished in his warehouse for years, he said, until Russia’s invasion and the resulting Western sanctions drove American, […]
Tag: Sanctions
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russia’s Intelligence Agency for Detaining Americans
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on the F.S.B., Russia’s intelligence agency, for its role in detaining Americans like Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who has been accused of espionage. The administration also announced sanctions on Iran’s intelligence services and four senior Iranian officials, who the administration says have participated […]
EU Imposes New Sanctions on Iranians Over Supplying Drones to Russia
The European Union condemned Iran’s military partnership with Russia on Monday as a gross violation of international law and announced new sanctions against eight Iranian individuals and entities over their role in supplying drones Moscow has used to attack Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. Iranian-made drones have been used “indiscriminately by Russia against Ukrainian civilian population […]
Russia’s Economy Is Threatened by War and Sanctions
KALUGA, Russia— Valery Volodin, a welder at a sprawling Volkswagen plant in western Russia, relaxed for most of the summer at his dacha, or weekend house, planting his garden and looking after his children. Mr. Volodin, 41, had little choice: The car factory closed down in March, joining more than 1,000 multinational companies that had […]
Canada Imposes Sanctions on Haiti’s Former Leader and Other Officials
Canada announced sanctions on a slew of powerful politicians in Haiti over the weekend, part of a broad push to punish officials believed to have ties to the increasingly dominant gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation. Among those targeted by the measures was Michel Martelly, who was president from 2011 to 2016 and remains influential in […]
Ukraine War News: U.S. Hits Russian Oligarchs and Companies With New Sanctions
New U.S. sanctions target the Russian oligarch Andrey Guryev, whom the Treasury Department identified as the owner of Witanhurst, said to be the second-biggest residential property in London, after Buckingham Palace. Credit…Leon Neal/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The State Department on Tuesday announced a major new round of sanctions on dozens of Russian companies and individuals […]