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Eurasia
13/06/2024 13:45
Wednesday's package targeted Russia's financial infrastructure in an attempt to limit the amount of money flowing in and out of Russia.
The Moscow Exchange, the National Clearing Centre and the National Settlement Depository, which act as intermediaries in dollar trading on the Russian foreign exchange market, were included in the new sanctions list.
The sanctions come as G7 leaders are gathering in Italy for a summit where the top priorities will be boosting support for Ukraine and grinding down Russia’s war machine.
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation also announced that transactions using the dollar and euro will continue to be made on the over-the-counter market.
The US has sanctioned more than 4,000 Russian businesses and individuals since the war began, in an effort to choke off the flow of money and armaments to Moscow.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian took part in the Kazakhstan–Iran Business Forum in Astana on Dec. 11, reaffirming the growing economic and strategic partnership between the two countries.
Türkiye ensures and guarantees the route of Russian energy carriers to Hungary, the Hungarian prime minister declared on Monday in Istanbul at a joint press conference with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington and New Delhi are “pretty close” to finalising a trade agreement that could ease tariffs and mark a breakthrough in months of tense negotiations between the two countries.