Canada to impose sanctions against those suppressing Georgia protests
Canada to impose sanctions against those suppressing Georgia protests
Sanctions
Peace plans galore: Lots of ideas to end the fighting but the sides remain far apart
More than 3 years of fighting and the arrival of Donald Trump is increasing pressure for a peace deal.
Baltic countries sanction Georgian officials after violence against protestors
New EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas says democratic backsliding in Georgia “will have direct consequences.”
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Baltic states slap sanctions on Georgian officials. Will the EU follow suit?
Baltic states slap sanctions on Georgian officials. Will the EU follow suit?
Unprecedented protests sweep Georgia after government scraps EU bid
The European Parliament has called for elections to be rerun amid claims of irregularities and intimidation.
Trump threatens BRICS nations with 100 percent tariff
Trump also said in his post that the countries “can go find another โsucker!โ There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America.”
US suspends strategic partnership with Georgia after EU membership talks halted
The State Department also condemned the โexcessive use of force by policeโ after thousands of Georgians protested the halting of EU accession negotiations.
Police and protesters clash in second day of demonstrations over Georgiaโs frozen EU bid
Police and pro-EU protesters clashed again on the streets of Tbilisi Friday night during a second day of protests against the government’s decision to delay EU membership talks until 2028. The prime minister’s announcement followed a non-binding Europ…
French political crisis: Everything you need to know
The collapse of Barnier’s government could plunge the eurozone into turmoil.
Who were the biggest dunces? Final grades for von der Leyenโs first Commission
Whoโs at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
Georgia hits brakes on EU accession bid
The move follows criticism by EU officials, whom Georgia’s prime minister described as “devoid of European values.”
Putin personally ordered Salisbury poisoning, UK believes
โThe Russians donโt really mind if anyone believes it fully, the point is that thereโs doubt,” says top UK official responsible for Russia policy.
Russiaโs plane shortage holds air travel back
While the Western sanctions fell short of the desired effect of crippling Russia’s economy and starving its war machine, they did cut off the supply of planes and parts, which domestic production could not replace.
Iran says it could end ban on possessing nuclear weapons if sanctions reimposed
Comments made after nuclear inspectorate board passed motion censuring Iran for building uranium stockpileThe nuclear debate inside Iran is likely to shift towards the possession of its own weapons if the west goes ahead with a threat to reimpose all U…
A single point of failure
Why Europe’s diamond control node undermines African sovereignty and the Kimberley Process
Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18
Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009 A senior official in Joe Bidenโs administration has told the Associated Press that the US is urging Ukraine…
Ruble tumbles as Russiaโs war economy comes under increasing strain
New sanctions package closes one of the last conduits of hard currency to Moscow.
Russiaโs rouble plunges to lowest rate since early weeks of Ukraine war
Rouble hit 110 against the dollar after US introduced sanctions against Gazprombank, Russiaโs third largest bankRussiaโs rouble has plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar since the early weeks of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the wake of…
UK cabinet ministers barred from visiting Russia amid missile row
Moscow bans Labour figures including Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves under new sanctionsRussia has banned cabinet ministers including Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves from entering the country under new sanctions announced …
Rouble slides as new Russian sanctions stifle foreign trade
Pressure on currency set to continue as curbs against lenders such as Gazprombank hit export payments
Jourovรก: financial sanctions key to countering rule of law abuses | Radio Schuman
Jourovรก: financial sanctions key to countering rule of law abuses | Radio Schuman
Perfume boss admitted he ignored Russia sanctions
David Crisp told undercover agent he had ignored “government edicts” to sell ยฃ1.7m of his luxury Boadicea the Victorious product.
Satellite images show Russia giving N Korea oil, breaking sanctions
Satellite image analysis shows several North Korean tankers visiting Russia dozens of times since March.
Japanโs minister visits Ukraine to stress โgrave concernโ over North Korean troops
Tokyo to also discuss growing military links between North Korea and Russia, Japanโs foreign ministry saidJapanโs foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Koreaโs deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of…
Protests in Georgia as poll commission confirms pro-Russia ruling partyโs win
Head of the Central Electoral Commission was doused with black paint as hundreds of opposition supporters staged a protest against the vote.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says war will โend soonerโ once Trump enters White House
US president-elect says the war has โgot to stopโ as German chancellor urges Putin to start talks with Kyiv in rare phone call. What we know on day 997Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russiaโs war against his country will โend soonerโ than it otherwise wou…
EU to press China over drones for Russia, warns of โconsequencesโ
The warning comes as the Czech foreign minister urges Europe to follow Donald Trump’s lead on China.
Russian sales of Chinese cars surge after western sanctions hit
Purchases of vehicles from Asian nationโs automakers reach fresh records as Russians โvote with their walletsโ
Press release – Parliament calls for an EU crackdown on Russiaโs โshadow fleetโ
MEPs demand more targeted EU sanctions against Russiaโs so-called โshadow fleetโ, which provides a key financial lifeline for Moscowโs war in Ukraine.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Elon Musk, Guillaume Kasbarian, mรชme combat
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EU, Mercosur eye early-December trade deal โ to Franceโs dismay
Even as farmers protest, France will find it hard to stop the deal with South America.
Kyivโs backers take comfort in Trumpโs Cabinet picks
Theyโre very cautiously optimistic that Trumpโs first national security nominees are bad news for Putin.
What should Biden do with his remaining time? Get a peace deal done in Ukraine | Simon Jenkins
The end to this bloody stalemate must come with negotiation, and Putin should not wait until Trump is in the White HouseFirst the good news. The US is talking to Russia. Then the bad. Vladimir Putin has been phoned not by the current US president, but …
Les vrais gagnants des รฉlections amรฉricaines : les populistes de droite europรฉens
Les alliรฉs de Donald Trump en Europe espรจrent qu’il mettra rapidement fin ร la guerre en Ukraine et renforcera leur position sur la scรจne europรฉenne.
How western sanctions are squeezing Russia
Behind the headline numbers, the resource constraints are evident
US expands sanctions against Bosnian Serb leaderโs network
Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russian president of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic (RS) who has long advocated the region’s secession from Bosnia, is already under US and UK sanctions.
The real winners of the US election: Europeโs populist right-wing wreckersย
Trumpโs allies in Europe hope the president-elect will quickly end the war in Ukraine โ and boost their standing on the EU stage.
Trump won. Now Putin wants results.
The Kremlin is signaling that itโll take more than boisterous promises for Russia and the U.S. to get along.
Who might make up Trumpโs Cabinet
Donald Trump didnโt engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโt stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be great at this,โ or โShe would [โฆ]
Ce que Poutine attend vraiment de lโรฉlection amรฉricaine
Un indice : il n’y a pas que Trump.
EU fraud busters probe scheme to relabel banned Russian oil
The probe comes after POLITICO revealed that Moscow’s fuel was likely being rebranded in Turkey before heading to the EU.
What Putin really wants from the US election
Hint: Itโs not just Trump.
Europe should hope for a Trump victory
The bloc has lost its purpose โ and, surprisingly, having the former president back in the White House may be the thing to bring it back.
Russia launches Department of European Problems to deal with EU
Name reflects โchanges in geopolitical realities,” Russiaโs foreign ministry spokesperson says.
Britainโs art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown
Experts fear tough rules for the art world โ meant to root out criminals โย will send business to New York and Hong Kong.
Chickpeas for tangerines: Russian exporters โtasteโ barter system
Moscow pushes Soviet-style trade after western sanctions cause months-long payment delays
Greeceโs commissioner hearing: Apostolos Tzitzikostas faces tough questions in bid for transport gig โ live updates
The transport file will have to deal with tricky issues like the 2035 phaseout of combustion engine cars and efforts to make flying green.
Russia, Iran and the fast track to a new world order
Because of Western sanctions, Moscow is redirecting its exports to Asian and Gulf countries, and now an old project for a railroad along the Caspian Sea could become a reality โ another step towards Putin’s new world order built around the Global South.
Sergey Lavrov to visit Malta next month, Russian media reports
Russia’s foreign minister is expected to travel to Malta for an OSCE meeting in December.
Britainโs heading for a showdown with Donald Trump on China
The Labour government insists itโs not going soft on Beijing โ but hawks are concerned.
FirstFT: Ukraineโs troops could face North Korean forces โin daysโ ย
Also in todayโs newsletter, Chinese sanctions US drone maker supplying Kyiv, and OpenAI brings online search to ChatGPT
Hungary taunts Western allies: Weโll talk to whoever we want
The top diplomat of Viktor Orbรกn attended a security conference in Belarus along with Russian FM Lavrov.
Berlin closes Iranian consulates after Tehran executes German national
Germanyโs diplomatic relations with Iran have reached โmore than a low point,โ Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.
Western sanctions on Russian oil have too many loopholes
A Le Monde investigation uncovered the existence of a large-scale system for circumventing sanctions against Russia, revealing the flaws in the West’s sanctions, the effectiveness of which is eroding.
US cracks down on Russia sanctions evasion in fresh action
The action included sanctions on dozens of Chinese, Hong Kong and Indian companies, the most from those countries to be hit in one package so far.
Commission mulls transferring Russian assets to fortify โฌ45B Ukraine loan
The move would protect Belgium-based Euroclear from retaliatory seizure by Moscow.
PM Fico a โtreacherous ferretโ for appearing on Russian TV, former Slovak leader says
Fico has drawn criticism over his appearance on Russia’s propaganda channel.
US cracks down on Russiaโs facilitators worldwide
About 400 companies and individuals in China, India, Turkey and other countries are added to sanctions list
Why the impact of sanctions on Russian oil is weakening by the day
Russian crude oil prices show that the effectiveness of sanctions against Moscow has diminished since the start of the war in Ukraine. Yet tightening them would entail risks for the global economy.
Nuclear fuel producer calls for more incentives to end Russia reliance
Second-largest western supplier of enriched uranium Orano urges more clarity on demand or stricter sanctions
Shell companies, ghost ships and secret traders: How Russia circumvents Western oil sanctions
Le Monde reveals a large-scale system for circumventing sanctions on Moscow, orchestrated by several companies linked to Coral Energy, a company that works with France’s Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale and TotalEnergies.
Putinโs cash crunch
Itโs time for Europe and the US to tighten the financial screws on Russia and accelerate an end to the war.
US demands premium for supporting โฌ45B loan to Ukraine
The move addresses the risk Russian assets could be unfrozen early.
Putin bans 131 Aussies for โanti-Russian agendaโ
Canberra has provided more than $1.3B in aid to Kyiv.
Ukraine rails against decision to exclude Russia from anti-money laundering blacklist
Kyiv has long campaigned for Russia to be on the Financial Action Task Force’s register.
Orbรกn congratulates Georgia on not โbecoming a second Ukraineโ
Hungarian prime minister visits Tbilisi to embrace Russia-friendly Georgian Dream after disputed election.
Scholz condemns Iran for executing German national
This “will have serious consequences,โ added Annalena Baerbock, Germanyโs foreign minister.
China wonโt like the sound of commissioner hearings. Hereโs why.
China will be everywhere in the EU’s policymaking machinery for the next five years. Expect more turbulence ahead.
Ukraine war briefing: Bomb shatters historic landmark in Kharkiv
Prized Derzhprom building in Kharkiv damaged in attacks injuring 19; North Korean foreign minister heads to Russia as Nato chief says Kim Jong-unโs troops are in Kursk. What we know on day 979See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian guided bomb attack…
Uncertainty grips Georgia as opposition street protests end in anticlimax โ for now
The opposition wants Western nations to overturn the results of the vote.
Georgia election showdown as opposition seeks to overturn results
Opposition MPs refuse to take up their seats, raising the prospect of a one-party system. Protests loom.
UK accuses Russian firms of stoking anti-Ukraine protests
U.K. says allies will join it in slapping sanctions on the Doppelganger network.
Mega Italian hack is โthreat to democracy,โ FM says
Antonio Tajani said the breach was โcriminal,โ as probe zeroes in on private investigative firm.
Putinโs Central European vanguard threatens to expand into Czechia
A growing Kremlin-friendly bloc in Central Europe would pose a major problem for the EU.
Georgia election marred by intimidation and interference, observers warn
Opposition leaders have decried the voting as rigged.
Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks kill nine civilians across Ukraine, officials say
Attacks prompt Volodymyr Zelenskyy to issue new call to Kyivโs allies after number of civilians killed in central city of Dnipro rises to five. What we know on day 977See all our Ukraine war coverageA string of Russian attacks killed and injured civili…
G7 vows to clamp down on Russiaโs oil sanctions evasion
Group commits to unspecified measures to enforce price cap on Russian exports in response to Ukraine warFinance ministers of the G7 nations vowed on Saturday to step up efforts to prevent Russia from evading sanctions imposed after its invasion of Ukra…
Georgiaโs ruling party on course for victory amid charges of election rigging
The consequential election comes as the governing Georgian Dream party presides over a widening split with the West.
G7 leaders finalize deal to use Russia assets for $50B Ukraine loan
The aim is to start disbursing the funds by year end.
Muskโs reported contacts with Putin trigger anxiety in Washington
The Democratic lawmakers join NASA chief Bill Nelson in calling for a confirmation of bombshell report revealing alleged regular contact between the mogul and Moscow.
EU races to prepare for a Trump win
Bloc seeks to bolster aid to Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and trade policy in case Republican is re-elected
French government split on halting football matches over homophobic chants
“We can no longer tolerate seeing intolerable behaviors every weekend in sports,โ Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.
Europe seeks to underpin Russia sanctions, fearing Trump overhaul
Any softening of sanctions by Washington would leave Europe in a difficult position, as it is the United States, with sweeping powers to punish sanctions busting globally, that primarily enforces the rules.
Climate of intimidation haunts Georgian elections
Opposition activists and journalists warn of efforts to silence them as police raid Western businesses and the homes of think-tank employees.
Unquiet on the Eastern front: Why Brussels is losing to Moscow
In countries seeking to join the EU, the European Dream is running into the Russian fist.
Venezuelaโs opposition wins top EU human rights award
Sakharov Prize goes to politicians who took on authoritarian ruler Nicolรกs Maduro.
Putinโs alternative to โweaponisedโ dollar fails to excite Brics partners
Russian president targets US financial dominance in struggle to reduce impact of sanctions
Is this the end for Georgian Dream?ย
Despite the dire circumstances, Georgia’s more progressive and more prepared for European transformation than at any other time in its independent history.ย
The man who bought a country
Georgiaโs richest man, Bidzina Ivanishvili is tilting his country toward Moscow ahead of an election on Oct. 26.
Why the EU needs to close the gaps in its leaky sanctions regime
Also in this newsletter: Why Vuฤiฤ declined Putinโs invitation
Russian oligarch still owned Italian resort months after sanctions, filing shows
Disclosure raises questions over why Rome did not move to freeze the asset
US โvery closeโ to finalizing $20B share of G7 loan to Ukraine, Yellen says
โWeโre 99 percent there and itโs nailing down just a couple of relatively small things,โ Yellen told reporters.
Europe gave 1 million Syrians fleeing war international protection. Some countries want to deport them.
Italy and Austria are pushing to recast Syria as a “safe” country, even as the bloc welcomes thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing war each year.
Parliament approves EU loan of up to โฌ35 billion to Ukraine
It’s part of a broader G7 initiative to support Ukraineโs war-battered economy.
Paris threatens millions in penalties if paracetamol-maker leaves France after US takeover
The deal has faced intense, cross-party scrutiny in Paris.
Who could be in Trumpโs next Cabinet? Here are leading contenders.
Former President Donald Trump, who is in the throes of a tight campaign, has not engaged in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet. But that hasnโt stopped him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be [โฆ]
After Orbรกn, EU eyes new Russia sanctions push
Momentum has stalled under Hungary’s direction and leadership turnover in Brussels. Poland wants to change that.
US firmโs Russia work prompts Congress to demand stricter sanctions
Letter to Biden administration warns SLB is helping finance โbarbaric invasionโ of Ukraine
Switzerland defends decision leaving loophole in Russia sanctions
The US called the Swiss decision to not fully adopt all components of the 14th package of EU sanctions “disappointing” and expressed the hope that Bern would work to close the loophole.