Tag: Sanctions

In this file photo taken on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin talk as they arrive to attend a new cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian prime minister admits economy in big trouble

Tom Rogan · August 29, 2025 12:42 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, center, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands.

European powers hit Iran with pre-2015 sanctions as pressure for nuclear negotiations

Timothy Nerozzi · August 28, 2025 1:07 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a joint press conference with President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Rubio announces sanctions against four more International Criminal Court officials

Brady Knox · August 20, 2025 2:36 pm

DOJ charges five cartel leaders, seeks $26 million bounties

Kaelan Deese · August 14, 2025 3:26 pm

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting held during Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

US sanctions North Korean company linked to funneling money to weapons programs

Washington Examiner Staff · July 25, 2025 6:09 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Trump administration sanctions Tren de Aragua leader: ‘Make America Safe Again’

Anna Giaritelli · July 17, 2025 11:26 am

Scalise signals no Russian sanctions bill in House before August recess

Brady Knox · July 14, 2025 9:52 pm

Johnson says House has ‘big appetite’ for bill with new sanctions on Russia and ‘bully’ Putin

Asher Notheis · July 13, 2025 1:01 pm

Trump administration removes terrorist designation from Syrian leader’s group after lifting sanctions

David Zimmermann · July 8, 2025 10:53 am

Trump formally lifts sanctions on Syria

Mike Brest · June 30, 2025 4:57 pm

Economic isolation started Iran’s self-inflicted military wounds

Tiana Lowe Doescher · June 20, 2025 5:37 am

Russian economic minister acknowledges nation is ‘on the brink’ of ‘recession’

Timothy Nerozzi · June 19, 2025 12:52 pm