Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Jun-27-2024
- Number of Ukrainian negotiation sessions for EU membership initiation discussed by President Zelensky in Brussels: 1 Source
- Distance traveled by Putin for his first-ever visit to North Korea to sign a defence pact: approximately 6,430 kilometers (Moscow to Pyongyang) Source
- Myths haunting Western political leadership according to Yanis Varoufakis: 3 Source
- Toll roads in France transitioning to free-flow systems in 2024: 1 Source
- Iranian presidential hopefuls participating in a TV debate on the nuclear deal: multiple Source
- Increase in Russia’s production of military artillery despite sanctions, 2024: significant Source
- Value of electronics smuggled into Russia through a Canadian shell company: $80 million Source
- Days until Indian Prime Minister Modi’s first bilateral visit to Moscow since before the Ukraine conflict: 30 (as of June) Source
- Cost of a luxury Airbus A320 jet acquired by a Russian oligarch despite EU sanctions: $110 million Source
- Total number of EU sanctions packages against Russia as of mid-2024: 14 Source
- Entities targeted by new U.S. sanctions linked to geopolitical tensions: nearly 50 Source
- Increase in trade relations proposed by Iran with South Korea: significant expansion Source
- Additional Canadian sanctions announced against foreign entities in 2024: multiple Source
- Lithuanian foreign minister’s appeal for European unity at the EU Foreign Affairs Council: strong Source
- Potential increase in global disorder due to the Putin-Kim defence pact: considerable Source
Total Articles: 75
Article Summaries
L’Ukraine débute officiellement ses négociations d...
Description: Le président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, est attendu à Bruxelles jeudi, lors du sommet européen, ...
‘Axis of impunity’: Putin-Kim deal underlines new ...
Description: Two leaders signed mutual defence pact during Putin's high-profile visit to North Korea, his first i...
Three Myths Haunting the West
Description: Three myths underpin the collective frustration of Western centrist political leaders, who have long...
Péage en flux libre, comment payer ?
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Latest on Iran’s presidential election: Hopefuls’ ...
Description: Iranian presidential election candidates presented their views on the country’s nuclear deal and tal...
Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for e...
Description: Candidates in Friday's Iranian presidential election have vowed to revive the flagging economy, but ...
Russia says countries that join BRICS canât part...
Description: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has announced a major condition that will apply to al...
Germans’ Objection to Ukraine Support Reflected in...
Description: Many in Germany take issue with anti-Russian sanctions and the country’s billions of euros in aid to...
Russia’s weapons production has actually increased...
Description: Despite Western sanctions, Russia has dramatically increased the production of artillery rounds, mis...
Toronto address listed shipping $80M of electronic...
Description: A Caribbean shell company has smuggled at least $80 million worth of electronics into Russia under t...
Toronto address listed shipping $80M of electronic...
Description: A Caribbean shell company has smuggled at least $80 million worth of electronics into Russia under t...
Russia and India are on the same page – expert on ...
Description: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Moscow in July, his first bilateral visit since b...
A Russian Oligarch Has Managed to Get His Hands On...
Description: A billionaire Russian oligarch has reportedly managed to get his hands on a luxury $110 million A320...
Fourteenth sanctions package against Russia adopte...
Description: The EU has adopted its fourteenth sanctions package against Russia in response to Russia's war of ag...
European Union adopts tougher sanctions against Ru...
Description: Yesterday 24 June, the European Union adopted the 14th package of sanctions to step up and reinforce...
Iran says ready to expand trade, economic ties wit...
Description: A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official said the country is prepared for boosting economic and tr...
Canada imposes additional sanctions in response to...
Description: The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing ad...
Landsbergis at the EU Foreign Affairs Council: "Eu...
Description: At the EU's Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, Lithuania's Foreign Minister and his EU counterpa...
US imposes sanctions on entities claimed to be lin...
Description: The United States has imposed a raft of new sanctions on nearly 50 entities, companies and people th...
Israel Critic Jamaal Bowman Loses Most Expensive H...
Description: Steven Ferdman/GC Images Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)—a Squad member and a fierce opponent of Israel’s...
Backgrounder: Canada imposes additional sanctions ...
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Tuesday, June 25. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News An...
Description: Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 853.
ArcelorMittal se fournit en charbon de Russie pour...
Description: Si le groupe sidérurgique a cessé de s’approvisionner via Moscou pour ses activités européennes, il ...
Iran blasts Europeans' systematic violation of JCP...
Description: Iran's United Nations envoy says US departure from the 2015 nuclear deal and non-compliance of the E...
En Iran, la candidature à la présidentielle d’un r...
Description: Parmi les six prétendants en lice, Masoud Pezeshkian paraît le plus enclin à relancer les négociatio...
Europe: The Onslaught of the Far Right
Description: Munich (Special to Informed Comment) – After the results of the elections to the European Union parl...
Russia to resume direct passenger trains to North ...
Description: Russia will resume direct passenger rail service with North Korea in July after a four-year hiatus d...
Thai weapons shipments to Myanmar ‘doubled in last...
Description: The value of weapons and related materials exported from Thailand to Myanmar doubled in the 2023-24 ...
U.S. Talks Tough on Russia and Iran---So Long as I...
Description: Softer-than-expected sanctions on major oil producers frustrate some Treasury Department staffers.
Why The Tour De France Should Be More American
Description: To address a perpetual lack of stability, professional cycling would be improved if it operated more...
Russia's New T-14 Armata Tank 'Had to Be Pulled' F...
Description: Summary and Key Points: Russia's Soviet-era main battle tanks, such as the T-55s, T-62s, T-72s, T-80...
Du Maghreb à la Russie, à quoi ressemblerait la po...
Description: Entre les positions de Marine Le Pen, de Jordan Bardella et des figures historiques du RN, c'est la ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Discussed Investments in Ukrai...
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Treasury Targets Shadow Banking Network Moving Bil...
Description: Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning nearl...
Russia to Restrict Broadcasting Resources of Numbe...
Description: On Monday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow will respond to the...
Iran Picks New President At Turbulent Time
Description: Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who...
We urge Israel to let humanitarian aid enter Gaza ...
Description: Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Co...
Myanmar junta still able to access weapons and mon...
Description: Myanmar junta still able to access weapons and money overseas, says UN expert
China's new guidelines aimed at jurisdiction over ...
Description: China's new legal guidelines targeting advocates of Taiwan independence, including allowing trials i...
World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange re...
Description: The release of Julian Assange "is a very good outcome" to the long-running case, the UN independent ...
Ukraine-Russia: “The Mutual Peace Engagement – Con...
Description: The official Swiss-sponsored “Ukraine Peace Conference” took place on the lush Swiss Burgenstock Res...
Government to redraw Defence Forces regulations in...
Description: The Government is prepared to alter Defence Forces regulations in the wake of the Crotty case that h...
Iran picks new president
Description: Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who...
Des Juifs de gauche appellent le NFP à prendre « à...
Description: Un jeune collectif de Juifs se qualifiant de gauche, Golem, appelle les partis du Nouveau Front popu...
Syria Facing Highest Levels of Humanitarian Need S...
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Wider Europe Briefing: The Race For The Top EU Job...
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular P...
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Youth have knife crime solutions - Idris Elba
Description: The actor and campaigner tells an event that young people have the solutions to reduce knife crime.
How to save Ukraine
Description: Ukraine's best chance for peace with Russia may be neutrality. That means Washington has to stop pre...
Iran Demands US and Israel Exit Syria as Bigger Wa...
Description: "All foreign forces whose presence is illegal in the territory of Syria ... must withdraw from Syria...
Racistes, homophobes, complotistes, pro-Poutine : ...
Description: Le Rassemblement national de Marine Le Pen et Jordan Bardella ne serait plus raciste, antisémite ou ...
TÉMOIGNAGES. "Une nuit de terreur absolue" : des v...
Description: La cour d'appel de Paris doit se prononcer mercredi sur la validité du mandat d'arrêt émis contre le...
Russia to resume direct passenger trains to North ...
Description: (Reuters) - Russia will resume direct passenger rail service with North Korea in July after a four-y...
Ongoing Hostilities in Gaza Fuelling Regional Inst...
Description: Recent escalation in the Middle East — particularly between Israel and Hizbullah along the Blue Line...
Russian Defence Ministry's briefing on military-ch...
Description: The Russian Defence Ministry continues to analyse military-chemical activities of the United States,...
Iran picks new president at turbulent time
Description: Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who...
Gloriavale suffers setback in battle with BNZ to m...
Description: Court of Appeal case to set legal precedents for banking sector.
‘Father’ of China EV industry calls for investment...
Description: The panic coming from the EU is caused partly by the fact that Chinese foreign investment hasn’t kep...
Why Won’t the US Help Negotiate a Peaceful End to ...
Description: Reprinted from CommonDreams. For the fifth time since 2008, Russia has proposed to negotiate with th...
Park Avenue Securities LLC Grows Stock Holdings in...
Description: Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX – Free Report) by 16.8...
Government to redraw Defence Forces regulations in...
Description: The Government is prepared to alter Defence Forces regulations in the wake of the Crotty case that h...
Russia to block dozens of EU media outlets in 'ret...
Description: MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday (Jun 25) it was blocking access to dozens of European media outlets, ...
‘Father’ of China EV industry calls for investment...
Description: The panic coming from the EU is caused partly by the fact that Chinese foreign investment hasn’t kep...
Trade feuds aside, Chinese firms are committed to ...
Description: A survey of Chinese enterprises in the U.S. has found that a majority remain bullish on the market l...
Who are the candidates in Iran's presidential elec...
Description: Six candidates, including five conservatives and one reformist, are set to compete in Iran's preside...
Les contentieux de l’UE avec les Gafam
Description: L’Union européenne et certains pays membres ont multiplié ces dernières années les contentieux avec ...
A New Era of Financial Warfare Has Begun
Description: The West’s latest actions against Russia carry risks for the global system and could provoke China.
How not to do industrial policy
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Mike Kennedy advances past crowded GOP primary to ...
Description: Republican voters on Tuesday picked who they wanted to represent them in the upcoming general electi...
Elections to be held in Iran on June 28 to choose ...
Description: Six candidates have been approved to run for the presidency The post Elections to be held in Iran on...
Iran Picks New President At Turbulent Time
Description: Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who...
Législatives : le RN peut-il vraiment baisser la T...
Description: Depuis le début de la campagne, le Rassemblement national ne cesse de brandir cette mesure. Une acti...
Législatives 2024 : pouvoir d'achat, immigration, ...
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Scams, Weapons, and Resource Extraction Entangle C...
Description: More than three years after the military’s coup d’état, Myanmar remains engulfed in instability and ...
Georgia’s LGBT+ Law Could Lead to Violent Repressi...
Description: “If this legislation passes, LGBT+ people simply aren’t going to be able to live here.” The warning ...