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Tough US sanctions will endure in 2020

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UNITED STATES

International calls by aid groups for Washington to ease sanctions on Iran and to allow greater sales of goods to it, to help stem COVID-19, are growing. Under US law, countries…

Russia sanctions relief could cost Trump with Congress

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RUSSIA/US

Outlook for US sanctions on Russia.

Kyrgyzstan will resist pressure to rein in re-exports

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KYRGYZSTAN

Growing US pressure seeks to ensure that Russia's neighbours comply with Western sanctions. Moscow is exploiting trade links with its neighbours in the region to acquire…

New sanctions will return US-Russia ties to old ire

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US/INT

The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump will sign the legislation authorising the new measures, despite the fact it limits presidential discretion to waive the…

Foreign help may determine Iran’s sanctions response

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IRAN

The threat of the sanctions had already caused a decline in oil exports, damaging the economy, although the announcement of waivers may prevent a further decline in the near term.

US sanctions will have limited impact on Balkan elites

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BALKANS/UNITED STATES

The US government has identified high-level corruption involving senior officials and politically connected tycoons as a key threat to Western Balkan stability. It sees the fight…

Western sanctions alter Russia's technology strategy

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INT

The war has triggered unprecedented Western sanctions against Russia's technology ecosystem, with spill-over effects for firms doing business in Russia, companies in the global…

Global Magnitsky Act will extend US sanctions reach

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INT/US

The US Global Magnitsky Act.

More sanctions support US interests but not activity

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UNITED STATES

US sanctions.

Added US sanctions on Syria may prove self-defeating

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SYRIA/US

This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…