While the EU remains determined to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, a shortage of energy and food is forcing the group to ease sanctions.
Why The West Is Easing Its Sanctions On Russia
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Despite sweeping sanctions, Russia’s economic outlook has improved since April — but it’s gotten worse for almost every other country
Russia’s economy is holding up better than expected amid sweeping sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, according to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook report issued on Tuesday.
Despite sweeping sanctions, Russia’s economic outlook has improved since April — but it’s gotten worse for almost every other country
Russia/Ukraine Grain Deal to Be Signed Tomorrow
Negotiators for both sides will meet in Istanbul on Friday to sign the deal, in a meeting that will be attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who played a key role in negotiating the deal.
Russia/Ukraine Grain Deal to Be Signed Tomorrow
JPMorgan warns oil prices could surge 240% as Russia slashes output in response to Western sanctions
US imposes fresh sanctions on companies involved in oil trade with Iran
After a recent visit to Iran, UN special rapporteur for human rights Alena Douhan claimed that US sanctions have gravely affected the lives of common Iranians and were even responsible for a significant number of deaths in the country
US imposes fresh sanctions on companies involved in oil trade with Iran
NATO runs into multipolar world order
Germans say the moment of truth for most children comes at the end of Grade 4 when primary education ends in Grundschule. By that reckoning, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at 73 is in “second childishness and mere oblivion / Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything” — to borrow from Jaques’ famous soliloquy in Shakespeare’s As you Like It.
NATO runs into multipolar world order
US Quietly Urges Russia Fertilizer Deals to Unlock Grain Trade
June 13, 2022 (Bloomberg) — The US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies to buy and carry more Russian fertilizer, according to people familiar with the efforts, as sanctions fears have led to a sharp drop in supplies, fueling spiraling global food costs.
US Quietly Urges Russia Fertilizer Deals to Unlock Grain Trade
Biden’s Famine: US Robbery Depriving Syrians and Ukrainians of Wheat, Syrian Scholars Say
The US has expanded the smuggling of Syrian wheat from illegally occupied regions amid an unfolding food crisis, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia revealed on 25 May. Washington now plans to ship over 20 million tonnes of grain out of Ukraine also.
Biden’s Famine: US Robbery Depriving Syrians and Ukrainians of Wheat, Syrian Scholars Say
First Merchant ship arrives in Mariupol since the beginning of the conflict – Eng/Esp
Posted on May 29, 2022 by ELCOMUNISTA.NET from TELESUR
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that this Saturday the first merchant ship arrived at the Ukrainian port of Mariupol since the beginning of the Russian military operation in the east of the country.
First Merchant ship arrives in Mariupol since the beginning of the conflict – Eng/Esp
Why sanctions against Russia may not work
The unprecedented U.S.-led Western sanctions against Russia have been likened to economic weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that would ultimately destroy the Russian economy. In reality, the sanctions are like a double-edged sword — they inflict pain on Russia but also impose costs on their imposers.
Why sanctions against Russia may not work
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