Tag: Sanctions

Beltway Confidential

Boris Johnson takes cautious stance in confronting Russian oligarchs

Tom Rogan · March 4, 2022 7:32 pm

A new world order

Damir Marusic · March 4, 2022 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Russian economy feels blowback from invasion of Ukraine

Zach Halaschak · March 4, 2022 4:00 am

White House pours cold water on bipartisan calls to ban Russian oil imports

Christian Datoc · March 3, 2022 8:17 pm

President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington.

Biden targets Putin’s press secretary and Russian billionaires with new sanctions

Katherine Doyle · March 3, 2022 7:20 pm

Weapons, not sanctions, will deter the next Russian invasion

Nikita Vladimirov · March 3, 2022 12:00 am

Spotify shuts down Russian office ‘indefinitely’

Julia Johnson · March 2, 2022 11:38 pm

Russian state media banned by social media platforms in Europe

Nihal Krishan · March 2, 2022 3:24 pm

In this Feb. 24, 2022, photo, a woman leaves an exchange office with screen showing the currency exchange rates of U.S. Dollar and Euro to Russian Rubles in Moscow, Russia. The harsh sanctions imposed on Russia and the resulting crash of the ruble have the Kremlin scrambling to keep the country's economy running. For Russian President Vladimir Putin, that means finding workarounds to the economic blockade even as his forces continue to invade Ukraine.

Russian ruble now worth less than a penny as wartime sanctions cripple economy

Zach Halaschak · March 1, 2022 6:35 pm

Shipping containers are stacked over a truck at the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Los Angeles. One month after President Joe Biden announced an agreement to have the Port of Los Angeles operate round-the-clock to help break a cargo backlog at the docks, officials disclose that hasnât happened as they contend with a shortage of truck drivers and accessible warehouse space.

World’s largest shipping lines cut service to Russia after invasion of Ukraine

Zach Halaschak · March 1, 2022 4:09 pm

In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Beltway Confidential

Mass Taliban searches and ban on travel follow relaxation of Afghanistan sanctions

Beth Bailey · March 1, 2022 1:00 pm

White House working to ‘reduce the tension’ over Putin’s nuclear threats

Christian Datoc · February 28, 2022 10:08 pm