Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier Friday accused Moscow of dragging out peace talks in a bid to hold off American sanctions, which Trump has threatened to impose on Russia and its trading partners if the Kremlin does not show more efforts toward ceasefire negotiations. A Russian airstrike on Thursday hit a U.S. electronics factory operating…
A Hong Kong judge hearing Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s national security trial has dismissed the defence’s contention that the former media boss was just exercising his right to freedom of expression with his anti-China comments, citing crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests in the West. A protracted debate at West Kowloon Court on the proper reading of Lai’s…
Iran has slammed the United Kingdom’s imposition of fresh sanctions, describing the move as “fundamentally unacceptable” and a violation of international norms. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London condemned the British government’s decision to sanction one Iranian individual and four entities. The embassy dismissed London’s…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cited “implications” that could play out globally if a country like China is sanctioned for its oil trade with Russia. His remarks come weeks after US President Donald Trump threatened an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports for buying Russian oil. US President Donald Trump and…
According to Zelenskyy, Russia has failed to conquer the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine, which Moscow has pushed to control since 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin “has been unable to take it for 12 years, and the constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible … to give up territory or trade land,” Zelenskyy said. The New…
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U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs, but they remain far apart on one issue: the U.S. demand that China stop purchasing oil from Iran and Russia. “China will always ensure its energy supply in ways that serve our national…
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is ready to move on a bill sanctioning Russia if a cease-fire with Ukraine isn’t reached by the end of next week — if President Trump gives him “the green light.” Thune told The Post in an exclusive interview Wednesday that he’s “hopeful” the legislation — introduced…
A British court has rejected Russian billionaire Evgeny Shvidler’s latest attempt to overturn U.K. sanctions, dealing a blow to legal challenges against London’s post-invasion Russia sanctions regime. In a 4-1 decision announced Tuesday, the U.K. Supreme Court dismissed Shvidler’s appeal, upholding the government’s 2022 decision to place the oil magnate on its sanctions list, Reuters…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to adjust its sanctions on Syria to help the country’s government prevail in what the acting U.S. ambassador described as “the fight against terrorism.” After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December…