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Navalny Supporters Abroad Urge West to Get Serious About Sanctions

Anti-Kremlin voices back campaigns for tough personal sanctions on oligarchs and Putin allies.

EU Holds Off Navalny Sanctions, Envoy to Visit Moscow Next Month

The bloc’s foreign ministers agreed it was “premature” to hit the Kremlin with new sanctions.

MEPs: Sanction Oligarchs, Stop Nord Stream 2 After Navalny Detention

A European Parliament motion calls for an end to the controversial pipeline, but officials warn the EU can do little to stop it.

U.S. Sanctions Russian Ship Over Nord Stream 2

The outgoing Donald Trump administration has been stepping up efforts to hamper the almost-completed pipeline.

Navalny Ally Names Kremlin Critic’s Top 8 Sanctions Targets

In list drawn up before his detention, Alexei Navalny named Roman Abramovich as top target for Western sanctions, according to key ally.

reciprocal response

Moscow Expands List of UK Officials Banned From Russia

The UK had earlier adopted sanctions targeting Russian officials over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Russia Announces Travel Bans Against EU Officials Over Navalny

The EU previously sanctioned several Russian officials over the opposition figure's poisoning by Novichok.

limited exports

U.S. Adds 45 Russian Companies to Restricted ‘Military List’

Russia’s Defense Ministry and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) were among the entities added to the list.

En+ Denies Sanctioned Russian Tycoon in Violation of Divestment Deal

Bloomberg had earlier reported that European officials said Deripaska “retained significant day-to-day influence” over Rusal and En+ despite divesting...

EU Extends Sanctions Anti-Russia Over Ukraine

The sanctions, which target whole sectors of the Russian economy including its valuable oil businesses, were extended to mid-2021.

U.S. Sanctions Kadyrov Associates Over Human Rights Abuses

Treasury Department sanctions six companies and five individuals under Magnitsky Act.

Novichok Diplomacy

Putin, Merkel Discuss Navalny's Poisoning – Berlin

The Kremlin’s readout of the call omits any mention of Navalny in the phone conversation between Merkel and Putin.

Russia’s EU Food Embargo Falls Short – Report

Block on European imports could also be prompting a surge in re-exports from Belarus, China and South America.

Counter-Sanctions

Russia Extends Western Food Imports Embargo to End 2021

The Russian embargo was in response to EU sanctions introduced after Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

EU, UK Slap Sanctions on Russian Spies for Hacking German Parliament

The 2015 cyber attack completely paralyzed the IT infrastructure of the Bundestag.

western response

EU Sanctions FSB Chief, Senior Kremlin Officials Over Navalny Poisoning

The EU also sanctioned the Russian state research institute it says was behind the development of Novichok.

EU Agrees Russia Sanctions Over Navalny Poisoning

The sanctions will target six people — likely to be Russian officials — as well as one entity "involved in the Novichok program."

‘SERIOUS CRIME’

EU Ready to Sanction Russia Over Navalny Poisoning

Bloc agrees to slap personal sanctions on Russian officials.

unwelcome sanctions

Anger From Moscow, Minsk as EU, U.S. Sanction Belarus

Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov called the sanctions "more a manifestation of weakness than strength."

accountability push

Belarus Opposition Compiling Blacklist of Officials

Names of individuals partaking in police abuses will be sent to the U.S. and Russia, among others.

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