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Russia to cash in as Sberbank pays $8bn in dividends: Record profits at lender will bolster state coffers to help fund war on Ukraine
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Quick Glance: Overview: Tesla Stocks Plummet, Europe Business Surpasses Expectations
- World markets have brightened slightly this week, but Tesla is facing a critical earnings test, while Europe's business pulse has surprisingly been lively this month.
- Following the worst week on Wall Street since 2022, relief from easing Middle East tensions helped stabilize the situation on Monday. The chip giant Nvidia made a modest recovery from losses as Big Tech megacaps gear up for quarterly earnings releases.
- As the first of the 'Magnificent 7' Vanguard stocks, electric vehicle giant Tesla will report on Tuesday, having plummeted by a substantial 43% year-to-date and nearly 60% over the past two years amidst fierce price competition, declining EV demand, and governance/product concerns.
- While Big Tech jitters define this month's market fluctuations, investors will closely watch the upcoming results for a clearer perspective.
President Biden signed a $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Wednesday, after months of gridlock that put the centerpiece of Biden’s ... Show more
Biden Signs a $95.3 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: Live Updates - The New York Times
Biden Signs a $95.3 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: Live Updates - The New York Times
Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
- President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.
- Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.
- The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.
- Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.
EU summit decides on new Iran sanctions: The EU state and government leaders have decided to expand sanctions against Iran. They also promised Ukraine further ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/eu-gipfel-nahost-ukraine-100.html
U.S. and Britain Move to Impose New Sanctions on Iran for Israel Attack: Live Updates
nytimes.com/live/2024/04/18/world/iran-israel-gaza-war-news
President Biden signed a $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Wednesday, after months of gridlock that put the centerpiece of his ...
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‘Share My Rage.’ Read Yulia Navalnaya’s First Interview Since Her Husband’s Death in Prison
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Quick Glance: The Legacy of Alexei Navalny: An Interview with Yulia Navalnaya
- The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has shaken a revolutionary movement and deeply affected his family and friends.
- Yulia Navalnaya continues her husband's commitment to fight against Putin's regime.
- She discusses the tragedy, her decision to lead the opposition movement, and the ongoing threat posed by the regime.
- The Russian opposition unites around the memory of Alexei Navalny and the struggle for a democratic Russia.
EU ministers to discuss air defence for Ukraine, Iran sanctions: European Union foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss bolstering Ukraine’s ...
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Breweries from Baden-Württemberg exported a lot of beer last year.Russia is the new front-runner in terms of countries purchasing beer ... Show more
Russia's arrogance grows due to sanctions evasion and delays in Congress – Zelenskyy
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/14/7451224/
Quick Glance: Zelensky Condemns Iranian Attack on Israel, Calls for International Support
- President Zelensky condemned Iran's massive attack on Israel, urging international assistance to prevent further escalation in the Middle East.
- Israel reported an attack with 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles, with the majority being intercepted.
- Zelensky emphasized the similarity between attacks in Ukraine and Israel, stressing the need for international unity against terrorism.
- US Congressmen are considering whether to combine or separate aid for Israel and Ukraine in a pending bill, with funding decisions still pending.
EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine's president pleads for support
pbs.org/newshour/world/eu-leaders-vow-to-impose-tougher-sanctions-against-iran-as-ukraines-president-pleads-for-support
US House of Representatives supports confiscating frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's benefit
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/20/7452182/
Macron's double game: France imports Russian LNG like no other: France is taking a hard line in the Ukraine war, but at the same time is increasing its imports ...
berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/macrons-doppeltes-spiel-frankreich-importiert-russisches-lng-wie-kein-anderer-li.2205737
Blinken lands in China for tense talks as US sanctions loom: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the world’s largest economies must “lay out our differences” ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-25-blinken-lands-in-china-for-tense-talks-as-us-sanctions-loom/
Quick Glance: China Emphasizes Stronger Collaboration with US Amid Challenges
- China stresses the importance of enhanced cooperation with the United States despite facing significant obstacles.
- Xi emphasized to the US Secretary of State on Friday that the two superpowers 'should be partners rather than rivals' and should support each other's success, as reported by the state news agency Xinhua.
- During the five and a half hours of discussions, Blinken raised the issue of 'Chinese support to the Russian defence industrial base', and contentious topics such as Taiwan and the South China Sea were also addressed.
- Recent years have seen tumultuous China-US relations, exacerbated by factors including a trade war, a visit by then-House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in 2022, and a dispute over the US downing of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon last year.
EU weighs sanctions on Russian liquefied natural gas: Brussels hasn’t yet gone after Moscow’s gas sector.
politico.eu/article/eu-weighs-sanctions-on-russian-liquefied-natural-gas/
US Senate Sends Aid Package With Iran Oil Sanctions to Biden to Sign Into Law: The Senate voted to send a foreign aid package that includes sanctions on Iran’s ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/senate-sends-aid-package-with-iran-oil-sanctions-to-biden-s-desk
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Donald Trump wants sanctions for countries that ban US dollars: Donald Trump is not yet US president again and already wants to punish various countries for ...
berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/donald-trump-will-sanktionen-fuer-laender-die-us-dollar-verbannen-li.2209809
Shmyhal meets with Latvia’s new foreign minister : Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has discussed Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO ...
ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3857250-shmyhal-meets-with-latvias-new-foreign-minister.html
Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Released After Posting Bail: Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskiy was released from custody on April 26 after posting ...
rferl.org/a/ukraine-agriculture-minister-solskiy-corruption-allegations-custody/32921494.html
Bombardier, Airbus get exemptions from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium | Globalnews.ca
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Oligarch's yacht is auctioned - Money should go to Ukraine: A Dutch auction house is selling the confiscated yacht of an oligarch close to the Kremlin ...
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/international-business/oligarchen-yacht-wird-versteigert-geld-soll-an-die-ukraine-gehen/
Lithuanian parliament extends national sanctions on Russians, Belarusians for a year
lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2259192/lithuanian-parliament-extends-national-sanctions-on-russians-belarusians-for-a-year
USA wants to weaken China and Russia - but that can backfire: China is currently trading a lot with Russia, which the USA wants to stop - and threatens with new ...
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/usa-will-china-und-russland-schwaechen-doch-das-kann-nach-hinten-losgehen/
Zelenskyy meets with UK Chancellor of Exchequer in Kyiv to discuss sanctions: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday, 25 April that he had ...
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/25/7452891/
US drafts sanctions aimed at Chinese banks over Russia aid: Report: The United States is preparing sanctions aimed at disconnecting certain Chinese banks from ...
dailysabah.com/business/finance/us-drafts-sanctions-aimed-at-chinese-banks-over-russia-aid-report
The West Is Hastening Its Own Decline | by Brahma Chellaney - Project Syndicate: Brahma Chellaney argues that the unprecedented US and European sanctions against ...
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Bloomberg: EU considering sanctions against foreign companies behind Russian defense tech
kyivindependent.com/bloomberg-eu-considering-sanctions-against-companies-behind-russian-defense-tech/
Swedish FM: EU's next Russia sanctions package must target shadow tanker fleet, LNG imports
kyivindependent.com/swedish-fm-eus-next-russia-sanctions-package-must-target-shadow-tanker-fleet/
Tensions Rise: US Sanctions and China’s Support for Russia: Amidst the ongoing Ukraine conflict, the United States has escalated its sanctions against China ...
riotimesonline.com/tensions-rise-us-sanctions-and-chinas-support-for-russia/
Billionaire who wants off Canada’s Russia sanctions list denounces Putin - National | Globalnews.ca
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Following Russia’s full-scale invasion, the West froze around $400 billion in assets belonging to Russia’s Central Bank and Russian oligarchs ... Show more
What's happening with Russia's assets frozen in the West? - YouTube
What's happening with Russia's assets frozen in the West? - YouTube
Russia's Red Cross criticized: "My patience is at an end": The Russian branch of the Red Cross supports Putin's war against Ukraine - and the International Red ...
spiegel.de/ausland/russlands-rotes-kreuz-in-der-kritik-meine-geduld-ist-am-ende-a-33991a62-cc1b-460b-801d-fb73cfb6b65f
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Biden imposes new sanctions on Iran after drone and missile attack on Israel: The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its missile and ...
nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-imposes-new-sanctions-iran-drone-missile-attack-israel-rcna148409
Shmyhal, Raimondo discuss strengthening of tech sanctions against Russia: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo ...
ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3853673-shmyhal-raimondo-discuss-strengthening-of-tech-sanctions-against-russia.html
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Iran that the U.S. "will not hesitate" to impose new sanctions in response to Iran's "unprecedented ... Show more
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Quick Glance: Yellen warns of further sanctions in response to Iran's increasing activities
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East and pledged that the U.S. and its allies won't hesitate to use their sanctions powers to address Iran's 'malign and destabilizing activity' in the region.
- The fast-rising tensions between Iran and Israel and the potential implications of escalation on the global economy are at the forefront of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
- Yellen announced additional sanctions actions against Iran in the coming days and expressed support for liquidating roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian Central Bank assets for Ukraine's reconstruction.
- Another major focus of this year's meetings will be Chinese industrial policy, which Yellen believes poses a threat to U.S. jobs and the global economy. She plans to meet with Chinese counterparts to identify potential areas of cooperation and address concerns.
Ukraine air defences, Iran-Israel conflict top agenda at G7 meeting: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy industrialized democracies gathered ...
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The EU seems poised to widen existing punitive measures on Iranian drone production, but branding the IRGC security force a terrorist organization in the EU is ... Show more
EU plans sanctions, urges calm after Tehran strikes Israel – DW – 04/18/2024
EU plans sanctions, urges calm after Tehran strikes Israel – DW – 04/18/2024
EU plans new salvo of sanctions on Russia ｜ DPA: The European Union is planning a 14th round of sanctions on Moscow for the full-scale Russian invasion of ...
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US Congress wants to allow seizure of Russian assets and make Biden expand sanctions
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/18/7451762/
Lifecell acquisition contract prohibits payment to sanctioned oligarch Fridman: The contract on the sale and merger of the telecom businesses Lifecell and ...
kyivindependent.com/sanctioned-oligarch-lifecell-acquisition/
‘Business as usual’ How some E.U. companies are sending Russia parts for warships, sanctions be damned — Meduza
meduza.io/en/feature/2024/04/16/business-as-usual
US unveils new sanctions targeting Belarusian entities, individuals - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2024/04/16/us-unveils-new-sanctions-targeting-belarusian-entities-individuals/
U.S., Canada target Belarus with sanctions over support for Russia's war, crackdown on dissent - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/16/Belarus-sanctions-with-Canada/1591713239730/
Russian Billionaires Try to Hide Ties with Kremlin by Editing Wikipedia Pages: “Important Stories” have reported how Russian billionaires and other “VIPs” have ...
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Russia: Shares go through the roof - corporations earn billions: Prices are rising on the Moscow stock exchange. Russia's stock market has now fully recovered ...
stern.de/wirtschaft/russland--aktien-gehen-durch-die-decke---konzerne-verdienen-milliarden-34628738.html
Consequences of Moscow trade: US Treasury Secretary Yellen threatens Chinese companies
n-tv.de/politik/US-Finanzministerin-Yellen-droht-chinesischen-Unternehmen-article24857356.html
Quick Glance: China and U.S. to Engage in Intensive Talks on Economic Balance
- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced intensive talks with China to address America's competitive disadvantages.
- Both sides will engage in intensive discussions on balanced economic growth and initiate exchanges on combating money laundering.
- Yellen emphasized the importance of addressing American concerns regarding overcapacity in Chinese production.
- The meetings will be held under existing economic and financial working group frameworks to address balanced growth and money laundering.
Exclusive: US sanctions hamper Russian efforts to repair refineries: When engineers at Russian oil firm Lukoil discovered a turbine had broken at their largest ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-sanctions-hamper-russian-efforts-repair-refineries-sources-say-2024-04-04/
Russian veto halts UN monitoring of North Korea nuclear sanctions: Russia this week vetoed the annual renewal of a panel of experts tasked with monitoring the ...
thehill.com/policy/international/4563634-russian-veto-halts-un-monitoring-of-north-korea-nuclear-sanctions/
Ukraine receives $32.4 million grant from Russia-leaning Serbia - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2024/04/05/ukraine-receives-32-4-million-grant-from-russia-leaning-serbia/
“Russia is already running out of money,” says top Russian economist: Russia's war economy is in full swing. But Putin will soon run out of money ...
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/russland-geht-das-geld-aus-sagt-russischer-top-oekonom-igor-lipsits/
EU court rules in favour of Russian oligarchs Fridman and Aven in blow to sanctions regime
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EU court annuls sanctions on two Russian businessmen: A European Union court on Wednesday annulled EU sanctions on two Russian businessmen ...
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Parliament starts considering updated mobilization bill in 2nd reading: Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has begun the consideration of an updated ...
kyivindependent.com/parliament-starts-consideration-of-mobilization-bill-in-2nd-reading/
EU preparing 14th sanctions package against Russia this spring: "We have started preparing a 14th sanctions package, which should be adopted in spring ...
kyivindependent.com/commissioner-eu-preparing-14th-sanctions-package-against-russia/
EU Court of Justice lifts sanctions against Russian billionaires: The EU Court of Justice has removed two Russian billionaires from the sanctions list ...
de.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/10/eu-gerichtshof-hebt-sanktionen-gegen-russische-milliardare-auf
Think tank: Russia increasingly dependent on “rogue states”: Sanctions are driving Russia into the arms of rogue states and deepening its dependence on China ...
businessinsider.de/politik/international-politics/thinktank-russland-zunehmend-abhaengigkeit-von-schurkenstaaten/
Serbia is not as neutral on Ukraine as it claims : Serbia is much closer to Ukraine than some other countries that think that by imposing sanctions on Russia ...
euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/serbia-is-not-as-neutral-on-ukraine-as-it-claims/
UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely faces issues in Kh-101 missile production due to sanctions
kyivindependent.com/uk-military-intelligence-russia-likely-faces-issues-in-kh-101-missile-production-due-to-sanctions/
Shmyhal: Ukraine proposes allies to ban air transit to Russia, Belarus: Ukraine proposed to ban air transit to Russia and Belarus as part of the sanctions policy ...
kyivindependent.com/shmyhal-ukraine/
Ukraine, eight other nations align with EU sanctions over Russian aggression: Ukraine and eight other nations from among candidate countries and members of the ...
ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3849983-ukraine-eight-other-nations-align-with-eu-sanctions-over-russian-aggression.html
Possible sanctions move: German companies are apparently helping to build Mariupol
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/knauf-fraenkischer-gipshersteller-hilft-offenbar-beim-aufbau-mariupols-a-530fce53-62c9-4693-bcfb-20bb09d29402
Abramovich re-appeals Ukraine-linked EU sanctions: The Russian oligarch and ex-Chelsea FC owner saw funds frozen for his apparent ties to Putin.
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/08/abramovich-re-appeals-ukraine-linked-eu-sanctions
Should frozen Russian assets be handed over to Ukraine?: Western governments are finding it increasingly difficult to muster the funding Ukraine needs to defend ...
scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3257673/should-frozen-russian-assets-be-handed-over-ukraine
U.S. issues fresh round of Iran-targeted sanctions - UPI.com: The United States issued Iran-targeted sanctions on Thursday, as the Biden administration seeks to ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/05/Iran-sanctions-Russia-war-proxies/4011712287867/
OPINION: The American right’s destructive isolationism, Europe’s arguably glacial approach and sanctions that haven’t fully impeded the Kremlin all make ... Show more
Russia’s sanction-proofed economy is helping it avoid a defeat in Ukraine – POLITICO
Russia’s sanction-proofed economy is helping it avoid a defeat in Ukraine – POLITICO
Export to Mariupol? Franconian plaster manufacturer Knauf rejects allegations: Berlin/Munich - Is a German company involved in construction projects in the city ...
nn.de/wirtschaft/export-nach-mariupol-frankischer-gipshersteller-knauf-weist-vorwurfe-zuruck-1.14198270
Bloomberg: India set to receive Russian warships despite sanctions: India will receive two Russian-made warships in the next few months as the two countries work ...
kyivindependent.com/bloomberg-india-set-to-receive-russian-warships-despite-sanctions/
From Hamburg to St. Petersburg: Crimea embargo: Hamburg brings charges for violation
n-tv.de/politik/Krim-Embargo-Hamburg-erhebt-Anklage-wegen-Verstosses-article24836618.html
⚡️Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has implemented the National Security and Defense Council decision to impose personal sanctions against 86 legal ... Show more
Zelensky signs sanctions order against several Ukrainian businessmen, dozens of companies
kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-sanctions-order-against-several-ukrainian-businessmen-companies/
Russia's economy is off to a roaring 2024, central bank says: Russia's economy is thriving amid Western sanctions and the ongoing war with Ukraine ...
businessinsider.com/russias-economy-roaring-start-sanctions-stock-markets-putin-central-bank-2024-4
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Filling the ‘teapots’: How Russia, Iran bypass Western sanctions on oil: The two top global energy producers have devised ways to circumvent the US-led economic ...
trtworld.com/business/filling-the-teapots-how-russia-iran-bypass-western-sanctions-on-oil-17617547
Stefanchuk discusses strengthening sanctions against Russia with Finnish president
ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3848141-stefanchuk-discusses-strengthening-sanctions-against-russia-with-finnish-president.html
Financial Sanctions Need Global Governance | by Paola Subacchi & Rosa M. Lastra - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/international-framework-governing-financial-sanctions-needed-by-paola-subacchi-and-rosa-m-lastra-2024-04
United Nations: Russia uses veto to prevent sanctions monitoring against North Korea
handelsblatt.com/politik/international/vereinte-nationen-russland-verhindert-mit-veto-die-sanktionskontrolle-gegenueber-nordkorea/100028778.html
Companies that left Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and subsequent government sanctions lost over $107 billion in writedowns and lost revenue Foreign firms' losses from exiting Russia top $107 billion | Reuters
US ‘Kleptocapture’ Group Seeks Russia Sanction Evaders Worldwide: Latvian authorities have arrested and plan to extradite to the US a local man over his work for ...
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