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