Evarist Bartolo: 50 Years of Deceiving Russia & the Collapse of Pan-European Security
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UK sanctions Russian officials and lab over #chemical #weapons use in Ukraine
According to updated #sanctions list published on the U.K. government’s official website, the new measures target #Russia's Scientific Research Institute of Applied #Chemistry, as well as Lieutenant General Alexei Rtishchev, head of Russia’s #Radiological, Chemical and #Biological Defense Troops, and his deputy, Andrei Marchenko
https://www.europesays.com/2227945/ Sanctions and geopolitical tensions undermine climate cooperation: FM Araqchi #BRICS #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Iran #sanctions
https://www.europesays.com/2227918/ Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. Now do Cuba. #China #Conflicts #Cuba #enewsletter #Russia #sanctions #Syria #US
making money laundering great again (Tornado Cash is a crypto thing built for and very popular with money launderers like North Korea and #Russia, who use it to anonymize their on chain activity. the howler monkeys on the 5th circuit declared the sanctions against it to be unconstitutional a few months ago and then the #Trump administration dropped the sanctions that prohibited people from using the service).
the TORN token, which is literally an investment in the success of a money laundering enterprise, spiked on the news.
#Lithuania’s top diplomat: “We urge for the immediate adoption of the #EU’s 18th #sanctions package, including the lowering of the oil price cap, and an increase in military support so that #Ukraine can defend its sovereignty and defeat this barbaric aggression” 
Germany, Sweden, and Denmark launch crackdown on Russian tankers in the #Baltic Sea
Tankers found to be violating rules may be blacklisted by the US, UK, and #EU, making it significantly harder for #Russia to continue bypassing #sanctions through shadow fleets.
#Trump's special representative #Witkoff calls for lifting energy #sanctions on #Russia
However, not everyone in the U.S. administration shares the special envoy’s view. Interior Secretary Bergam, in particular, believes Moscow must be pushed out of the energy market. These differences are fueling internal debates within the administration.
Politico
Monday, July 7, 2025
China may ask Russia to attack NATO if Taiwan is invaded — Drones reportedly attack Russia’s Black Sea fleet — Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia — German lawmakers call on Merz to increase aid to Ukraine … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/monday-july-7-2025/
https://www.europesays.com/fr/231861/ alors que l’économie russe se fissure, les Européens veulent frapper fort #Actualités #EU #europe #FR #France #GuerreEnUkraine #News #RépubliqueFrançaise #Sanctions #Slovaquie #UnionEuropéenne
Kremlin's war economy shows cracks as military spending boom fades
The Western sanctions are working, slowly but surely.
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/240877/ Slovakia continues to block 18th EU sanctions package against Russia #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #Russia #Sanctions
A #State Dept spox said that the delisting was “independent from our ongoing efforts to advance a negotiated end to the war,” but that it was “unable to comment on the specifics of this delisting.”
In Feb, the #DOJ shuttered the #KleptoCapture task force, a unit formed in 2022 under the #Biden admin to identify & seize assets belonging to #RussianOligarchs around the world who were under #sanctions.
The announcement, buried at the bottom of a routine bulletin published in April, provided no explanation for Ms. Rotenberg’s removal from the #sanctions list. It was an unusual deletion. Ms. Rotenberg, a US citizen, was among the first Russian nationals to face sanctions after the Russian invasion.
The Rotenbergs did not respond to requests for comment. The #Treasury Dept declined to comment, & instead referred questions to the #State Dept.
By contrast, the #Trump admin has eased some restrictions on #Russia.
In April, the #Treasury Dept, which is responsible for administering & enforcing #sanctions, quietly lifted limits that had been placed on Karina Rotenberg, the wife of a #RussianOligarch. Ms. Rotenberg’s husband, Boris, made a fortune in construction & energy, & as a childhood friend of #Putin’s he has been a central figure in the Russian president’s inner circle for decades.
#Trump has used #sanctions aggressively elsewhere, the data shows. Trump has imposed more than 280 new restrictions on #Iran in the past 6 months, targeting people involved in terror financing. He has also penalized #judges at the #ICC for investigating potential #Israel #WarCrimes. And he has used sanctions to crack down on narcotics trafficking & cyber-criminal groups.
For #sanctions to work, “you need to keep running just to stay still,” said Elina Ribakova, an economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. She added that, without “continuous maintenance” of restrictions, Russia’s workarounds could take hold, including the establishment of shadowy companies like HK GST Limited & ChipsX.
The #UnitedStates’ abrupt shift on sanctions underscores #Trump’s hands-off approach toward #Russia, even as fighting has escalated in the region.
A review of trade records, online listings & corporate filings identified >130 companies in mainland #China & #HongKong that are advertising immediate sales of restricted computer chips to #Russia. None of the companies is under #sanctions.
If one company is targeted w/restrictions, many others are ready to take its place.
“#Trump’s approach to economic statecraft is to impose pressure & get leverage & try to get the best deal possible,” said Edward Fishman, a snr research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. “For whatever reason, w/Russia, he doesn’t want to have any leverage over #Putin.”
The #Biden admin placed, on average, >170 new #sanctions a month on entities linked to #Russia from 2022 to 2024. The targets included #oil & #weapons production, #tech procurement & #banking.
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