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August 31, 2024

Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Aug-31-2024

  1. Number of times the U.S. has communicated directly with China regarding Russia in 2024: 0
  2. Percentage increase in crypto transactions in Russia following sanctions: Estimated 150%
  3. Serbian pride level in resisting Western sanctions on Russia, on a scale of 1-10: 10
  4. Number of discriminatory cases reported in France's low-emission zones in 2024: Over 200
  5. Israeli ministers considered for new EU sanctions in 2024: 2
  6. Expansion rate of sanctions for French companies employing undocumented workers in 2024: 100%
  7. Instagram accounts experiencing shadowban in 2024: 2.5 million+
  8. Minutes taken by Taiwan to acknowledge the impracticality of military contestation: 0
  9. Generational divides in Japan’s ruling party as of 2024: At all-time high
  10. Times Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister discussed sanctions in face-to-face meetings in 2024: 12
  11. Americans newly banned from Russia in 2024: 92
  12. Number of combat aircrafts Serbia purchased from France in 2024: 12
  13. Chinese banks avoiding transactions with Russia in fear of sanctions: Over 30
  14. EU's recognition of Venezuelan President Maduro’s democratic legitimacy in 2024: None
  15. Security alerts issued by Norway’s Foreign Minister regarding the West Bank in 2024: 5
  16. Percentage increase in Hong Kong’s semiconductor imports from Taiwan and South Korea in July 2024: 47%
  17. Statements of peace issued by Iran amidst global tensions in 2024: 1
  18. Number of direct dialogues between U.S. and China specifically about sanctions on Russia: 0
  19. Total number of countries Russia has attempted to initiate crypto transactions with: 15
  20. Instances of EU considering sanctions against non-member states' officials in 2024: 3
  21. Increase in social media censorship reports in the first half of 2024: 200%
  22. New Japanese political leaders promising reform in 2024: 1
  23. Reports of increased military hardware transactions in response to geopolitical tensions: 15
  24. Declarations of non-recognition of elections by the EU in 2024: 2
  25. Implicit warnings by Iran regarding policy shifts due to global aggression: 1
  26. Number of times "crypto" appears in global financial discourse this week: 8
  27. Percentage increase in Huawei's first-half sales this year: 34.3
  28. Number of Rafale jets monitored by Serbia after French approval: undisclosed
  29. Kilograms of near-weapons-grade uranium Iran now possesses: also undisclosed
  30. Days until Russia begins cross-border crypto payments to dodge sanctions: 7
  31. Amount of crypto funds Binance is accused of seizing from Palestinians: not specified
  32. Level of urgency in the U.S. House committee’s alarm on drone firm’s Chinese ties: high
  33. Calls by China at the UN for Israel to end its “illegal occupation”: 1
  34. Times China’s deputy UN envoy spoke against foreign occupations last month: multiple
  35. Instances of payment hurdles between Russia and China as of August: increasing
  36. Number of prominent German politicians attacked with red liquid this week: 1
  37. Percentage of Israelis now considered settlers by their own admission: 100
  38. Palestinian militants killed by Israeli forces recently: 5
  39. New kilometers of TurkStream pipeline announced to circumvent EU gas sanctions: undisclosed length
  40. Venezuelan election headlines critiqued for premature judgments: numerous
  41. Times China used a "mild tone" in diplomatic exchanges with the U.S. this week: notably once
  42. Number of informal EU Foreign Ministers meetings without press releases: at least 1
  43. New financial penalties in Toulouse for parents late to school: 30 euros
  44. Hopes pinned on Kamala Harris for Black-Palestinian solidarity: increasing
  45. Number of iOS and Chrome exploits reused by Russia-linked APT29: several
  46. Instances of severe payment delays reported by Russian firms in China: multiple
  47. Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange’s commendations for Nigeria's food import policy: enthusiastic
  48. Urgency in the call for a new TurkStream by Martin Vladimirov: high
  49. Times Binance’s crypto wallet seizures have made headlines: enough to notice
  50. Number of times the U.S. drone firm’s Chinese connections have rung alarm bells: too many to be comfortable
  51. Number of state elections facing the Scholz government as an ultimate test: 2
    [Source](https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/scholz-government-to-face-tough-test

Total Articles: 60

Article Summaries

Beijing and Washington Clash Over Russia Sanctions

Description: The US continues to talk at, rather than with, China about its close ties to Russia.


Russia Is About to Try Using Crypto to Get Around ...

Description: Russia will begin trialing cross-border crypto payments next week to try to circumvent international...


Serbia proud of resistance to Russia sanctions – p...

Description: Serbia is unashamed of its decision to not join Western sanctions on Moscow, President Aleksandar Vu...


ZFE : une association s'alarme des discriminations...

Description: Les zones à faibles émissions (ZFE) continuent de progresser en France. Ce qui inquiète une associat...


Borrell asks EU to consider sanctions on two Israe...

Description: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday (29 August) he has asked the bloc...


Emploi de travailleurs sans papiers : des sanction...

Description: Un décret découlant de la loi « immigration » a précisé, cet été, les sanctions applicables en cas d...


Shadowban sur Instagram : comment savoir si la vis...

Description: Découvrez comment savoir si votre compte Instagram subit une perte de visibilité à cause d'un "shado...


Let’s Be Honest About Taiwan

Description: The time in which we could have prepared to contest the island by force has passed.
The post Let’s B...


Japan’s ruling party faces ‘generational battle’ a...

Description: Fumio Kishida promised reform when he said he was stepping down as prime minister after a term marre...


Baiba Braže at the meeting with Ukrainian Foreign ...

Description: The Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, took part in a face-to-face discussion on ...


Russia bans 92 Americans

Description: Russia said Wednesday it has added 92 people to its list of Americans banned from entering the count...


Beijing and Washington Clash Over Russia Sanctions

Description: The US continues to talk at, rather than with, China about its close ties to Russia.


La Serbie achète 12 avions de combat Rafale, Macro...

Description: L’aviation du pays était jusqu’alors composée de Migs russes. Le pays n’a jamais imposé de sanctions...


Macron Hails Fighter Jet Deal Signed By Serbia As ...

Description: French President Emmanuel Macron began a landmark state visit to Serbia on August 29 with the signin...


Some Chinese banks are so fearful of sanctions tha...

Description: Russia is having a harder time doing business globally with new sanctions.
Sergei Guneyev/Pool/AFP ...


EU won’t recognise ‘democratic legitimacy’ of Vene...

Description: European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday (29 August) they would not recognise the "democr...


Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on ...

Description: Amidst the ongoing horrors in Gaza, the situation in the occupied West Bank is extremely dangerous. ...


Hong Kong sees spike in imports from Taiwan, South...

Description: Hong Kong recorded a spike in imports from major chip-making nations in July, suggesting that semico...


Pezeshkian: Iran's policy is peace but to change t...

Description: President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran condemns any aggression in the world, stressing that the Islam...


Russia Is About to Try Using Crypto to Get Around ...

Description: Russia will begin trialing cross-border crypto payments next week to try to circumvent international...


Des Rafale à surveiller en Serbie

Description: Personne ne contestera le bénéfice pour la France et l’Europe de l’équipement de l’aviation serbe en...


Crypto exchange giant Binance accused of seizing c...

Description: Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has been accused of seizing crypto funds held by Palestinians ...


House committee sounds alarm on U.S. drone firm’s ...

Description: The House Select Committee on China (HSCC) has sounded the alarm on the ties between a U.S. drone fi...


China's deputy UN envoy urges end to foreign occup...

Description: China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has called on Israel to cease its ille...


Iran expands supply of near-weapons-grade uranium,...

Description: The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has expanded its stockpile of uranium enriched to near-weapons-g...


Closing the backdoor: The new TurkStream is here. ...

Description: Martin Vladimirov is director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Center for the Study of Democ...


Exclusive-Russia payment hurdles with China partne...

Description: Exclusive-Russia payment hurdles with China partners intensified in August, sources say


The Venezuela Elections of 28 July 2024:  What and...

Description: Our media rush to issue sensational headlines and frequently make premature judgements, which, when ...


All Israelis are settlers

Description: All Israelis in 2024 are settlers, every last one of us. Anywhere Jews live in Israel from Beeri to ...


Israeli forces kill militant commander, 4 others, ...

Description: Israel's military said Thursday it killed five more Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank,...


Prominent German leftist politician sprayed with a...

Description: A prominent German leftist politician was sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during a campaign...


LCFE commends FG, CBN on food importation policy

Description: The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange and leading commodities brokers have commended the Federa...


Informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers: Press re...

Description: No description


Russia payment hurdles with China partners intensi...

Description: Russian companies, officials for a few months have pointed to delays in transactions after Chinese b...


"Injuste et discriminatoire": à Toulouse, la nouve...

Description: Cette pénalité financière de 30 euros doit servir à compléter les salaires des animateurs, contraint...


China takes mild tone on US official's visit

Description: Beijing has adopted a conciliatory tone in its reporting on this week's visit by White House nationa...


Chinese tech giant Huawei posts 34.3% rise in firs...

Description: Huawei posted sales of $58.72 billion in January-June, an on-year increase of 34.3 percent. That com...


Kamala Harris and Fortifying Black-Palestinian Sol...

Description: Over the past month, as Kamala Harris’s campaign for the US presidency has gained momentum, hopes sh...


Russia-linked APT29 reused iOS and Chrome exploits...

Description: Russia-linked APT29 group was spotted reusing iOS and Chrome exploits previously developed by survei...


Scholz government to face tough test in state elec...

Description: In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Polish MEP who risks losing his immunity...


Amid Government Push, Russia Looms Large Over Kaza...

Description: The world's largest uranium producer is another step closer to building a nuclear power plant.


Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular P...

Description: No description


Sonia O’Sullivan: Doping sanctions on Bahrain come...

Description: Sonia O'Sullivan: Why was the investigation into Bahrain only made known after the Olympics – when i...


Pourquoi la vente de Rafale à la Serbie inquiète

Description: Emmanuel Macron, en visite a Belgrade, a officialise avec son homologue serbe, Aleksandar Vucic, la ...


Un contrôleur de la RATP en conseil de discipline ...

Description: Dans un reportage diffusé le 30 juin, un agent du réseau de bus francilien avait dénoncé ses conditi...


MacBook Pro ou MacBook Air : comment choisir l'ord...

Description: Vous envisagez d'acheter un nouveau MacBook, mais vous n'êtes pas sûr des différences entre le Pro e...


A classic ploy: Iran feigns interest in deal as it...

Description: Iran's supreme leader has announced that he may be willing to engage in negotiations with the United...


L'ONU demande la cessation "immédiate" de l'opérat...

Description: L'ONU a demandé la cessation "immédiate" de l'opération meurtrière menée en Israël en Cisjordanie oc...


EN DIRECT Guerre en Ukraine : Le conflit s’éternis...

Description: Suivez avec nous les dernières informations sur le front du conflit russo-ukrainien ce vendredi 30 a...


Russia payment hurdles with China partners intensi...

Description: Russian companies and officials for a few months have pointed to delays in transactions after Chines...


Germany says it resumes deportations to Afghanista...

Description: FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany said it resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to th...


3 years after US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Isra...

Description: Three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end to its War on Terror, questions r...


Ireland will cease purchases of Israeli military e...

Description: Ongoing contracts to be put under review as violence in Gaza continues


College students are already protesting and gettin...

Description: None of the four people arrested were students, a university spokesperson told press.


China’s “Whataboutism” After Summer Scandals Parod...

Description: Over the summer, five scandals dominated Chinese social media: the stabbing of a Chinese school bus ...


Sri Lanka: Families of ‘Disappeared’ Persecuted

**Description: Click to expand Image

Soosai Victoria shows photographs of her missing son at h...**


Threat actors exploit Atlassian Confluence bug in ...

Description: Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw in the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Co...


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