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EU denounces Turkey’s ‘provocations’ in Mediterranean Sea
Oct 16, 2020 12:21Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states have reaffirmed their support for Greece and Cyprus against the “unilateral and provocative actions” of Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Kremlin: EU’s fresh sanctions on Russian nationals damage bilateral ties
Oct 15, 2020 12:14Russia said the new round of sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against a number of its nationals, including aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin, over the alleged poisoning of the country’s opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, and Libya’s civil war, damage relations between the two sides.
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EU wins tariff clearance on $4 billion in US imports in Boeing case
Oct 15, 2020 08:10The European Union on Tuesday won the right to impose tariffs on $4 billion of US goods in retaliation against subsidies for planemaker Boeing (BA.N), deepening a record trade spat that has already prompted Washington to slap duties on EU imports.
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Kremlin won’t tolerate EU approach toward Russia over Navalny case
Oct 15, 2020 02:24The Kremlin says Russia is not ready to tolerate the European Union’s approach toward Moscow after the union imposed sanctions against the country over the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
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EU agrees to sanctions targeting Russians over Navalny case
Oct 13, 2020 04:36The European Union (EU) has agreed to back a French-German proposal to sanction a number of Russian officials over accusations of the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
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Time to toss US sanctions in the nearest dustbin
Oct 11, 2020 18:11Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, has made a joint statement at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, on behalf of 26 countries, criticizing the United States and Western countries for violating human rights, calling for the complete and immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions, and expressing grave concern on systematic racial discrimination.
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Russia slams EU for ‘acting as judge, jury’ in Navalny case
Oct 09, 2020 12:15Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed the European Union (EU) for “acting as judge and jury” in the case of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who is alleged to have been poisoned.
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New US sanctions on Iran ‘terrorist & cruel’: President Rouhani
Oct 09, 2020 12:05President Hassan Rouhani said the new illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on the banking sector amount to an effort of a ‘terrorist, cruel and inhumane’ nature aimed at putting major obstacles to fund transfers for the purchase of medicine and food amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Poland fines Russia’s Gazprom to please US: Moscow
Oct 09, 2020 11:48Russia has denounced Poland’s “unprecedented” move in imposing a hefty fine on the country’s energy giant Gazprom, describing Warsaw’s decision as a move to please the United States, which is upset over the firm’s construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that would take Russia’s gas to Germany.
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Economic sanctions among major challenges faced by war-wracked Syria: UN ambassador
Oct 09, 2020 09:56Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bashar al-Ja’afari, has denounced economic sanctions imposed by the United States on his war-ravaged country as one of the daunting challenges the Damascus government faces on the path of reconstructing the country and bringing the Syrians’ life back to normal.