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Tag: economic sanctions
‘Demilitarization in action’: Ukraine trolls Russia after more Crimea explosions
A munitions depot in Russian-annexed Crimea exploded early Tuesday in the village of Mayskoye, prompting a…
Estonia removes Soviet Union war monuments
Estonia will remove war monuments dating to the Soviet Union in the eastern city of Narva,…
Russian economy to contract under pressure from sanctions, central bank forecasts
The Russian central bank forecasted that the country’s economy will shrink by between 4 percent and…
Time to turn the screw on Russia
Svitlana Zalishchuk is a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament (2014 to 201)9 and former foreign…
Estonia stops issuing visas to Russian tourists
The Estonian government on Thursday announced that it will ban Russians with Estonian-issued Schengen visas from…
Russia halts oil flows through Ukrainian pipeline
Russian oil deliveries through the southern Druzhba pipeline servicing Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have…
Estonia joins call for ban on Russian tourists
Estonia today joined Finland and Latvia in urging the EU to close its borders to Russian…
Zelenskyy calls for sanctions on Russian nuclear industry amid ‘disaster’ warning
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel after…
The great sanctions debate
Will the West’s stinging economic sanctions on Russia work? Will they get Russian President Vladimir Putin…