Tag: Embargoes and Sanctions
Europe’s Russian Oil Ban Could Mean a New World Order for Energy
HOUSTON — The European Union’s embargo on most Russian oil imports could deliver a fresh jolt to the…
The Race to Free Ukraine’s Stranded Grain
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — The Baltic Sea port has silos to store plenty of grain, railway lines to transport…
How Russia’s Wagner Group Is Expanding in Africa
Mercenaries are enjoying a resurgence in Africa, hired to fight in some of the continent’s most intractable conflicts.…
Gas Prices Hit New Highs as Summer Driving Season Starts
HOUSTON — With the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinding on, drivers will have to shell out a lot…
Hooked on Cheap Oil, Hungary Resists an Embargo on Russia
BUDAPEST — Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary has fiercely resisted a proposed European embargo of Russian oil,…
Poor Countries Face a Mounting Catastrophe Fueled by Inflation and Debt
Before war ravaged Yemen, Walid Al-Ahdal did not worry about feeding his children. At his hometown near the…
Yellen Calls on Europe to Boost Ukraine Aid
BRUSSELS — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen urged European nations on Tuesday to step up their spending to…
Biden Administration Lifting Some Trump-Era Restrictions on Cuba
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday announced a partial lifting of sanctions on Cuba, including expanding flights…
At a German Hideaway, Oligarch Villas Challenge a ‘Silent Contract’
ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany — Nestled among snow-capped mountains an hour’s drive south of Munich, the villages around the Alpine…
Sanctions Shed Light on Putin’s Private Life
VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands — Vladimir Putin did not like the prying.It was 2008, and the Russian president, then 56…
Bulgaria Takes Unusual Stand Against Russia With Sanctions
SHIPKA, Bulgaria — A week after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Bulgaria climbed a snowy mountain pass…
Afghans Urge Court Not to Give Frozen Central Bank Assets to Sept. 11 Families
WASHINGTON — Exiled Afghans are urging a federal judge to reject the effort by relatives of victims of…