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Lifting Syria Sanctions, UK Joins Strategic East-Med Power Play
The U.K.’s recent lifting of sanctions on several major Syrian firms – particularly those connected to its former cornerstone oil and gas sectors – is part of a coordinated strategy by the West to secure the western flank of the Middle East that has …BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
> Hungary on Friday lifted its objection to the EU's renewal of sanctions on Russian individuals and entities after several names were taken off the list.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/hungary-drops-veto-on-eus-russia-sanctions-rollover-after-several-oligarchs-de-listed/ #Russia #Hungary #sanctions #UkraineWar
Hungary drops veto on EU's Russia sanctions rollover after several oligarchs de-listed
Mikhail Fridman, whom Budapest had initially sought to remove, remains on the sanctions list.Alexandra Brzozowski (EURACTIV)
The United States is discussing the possibility of future collaboration with #Russia’s Gazprom on international projects.. #geopolitics
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/russian-and-european-officials-see-us-interest-in-gazprom-ties
Russian and European Officials See US Interest in Gazprom Ties
Russian and European officials say the US is exploring ways to work with energy giant Gazprom PJSC on global projects, a step toward forging closer ties with the Kr…Bloomberg News (Financial Post)
by Ashkan Mombeini in Al Mayadeen English
“Iran’s rise as a regional power is undeniable, and its refusal to negotiate under threats and pressure is a direct consequence of its strengthened geopolitical position”
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/blog/the-rise-of-iran-as-regional-power--its-firm-stance-against
#Press #Iran #US #Negotiations #Threats #Pressure #StrategicPatience #Sanctions #Russia #China #BRICS #Nuclear
a) return to 1992 borders, including #Georgia
b) pay full reparations to #Ukraine and #Georgia
c) remove all troops from #Ukraine, #Moldova, #Georgia, #Syria and the entire #African continent
d) hold free and fair elections
e) hand over all indicted individuals to the #ICC
f) return all #POWs and kidnapped #Ukranian citizens
g) disarm
h) say thank you
Don’t let Russia off the hook | Andriy Yermak https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/us-leadership-european-support-ukrainians-peace-russia-jeddah?CMP=share_btn_url
The #UnitedStates calls #Cuba’s medical internationalism "human trafficking" — but it’s really an internationalist lifeline for the #GlobalSouth.
from #Jacobin
By #HelenYaffe
March 8, 2025
On February 25, #US secretary of state #MarcoRubio announced restrictions on visas for both government officials in Cuba and any others worldwide who are “complicit” with the island nation’s overseas #medical-assistance programs. A #USStateDepartment statement clarified that the sanction extends to “current and former” officials and the “immediate family of such persons.”
https://jacobin.com/2025/03/cuba-medical-programs-us-sanctions
#CubanMedicalInternationalism
#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#news #press #politics #healthcare #embargo
@cubainfo
Cuba Sends Doctors, the US Sends Sanctions
The United States calls Cuba’s medical internationalismjacobin.com
Rubio built his career around taking a hard line on Cuban socialism, even alleging that his parents fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba until the Washington Post revealed that they migrated to Miami in 1956 during the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship. As Trump’s secretary of state, Rubio is in prime position to ramp up the belligerent US-Cuba policy first laid out in April 1960 by deputy assistant secretary of state Lester Mallory: to use economic warfare against revolutionary Cuba to bring about “hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.”
Cuba stands accused by the US government of human trafficking, even equating overseas Cuban medical personnel to slaves. Rubio’s tweet parroted this pretext. The real objective is to undermine both Cuba’s international prestige and the revenue it receives from exporting medical services. Since 2004, earnings from Cuban medical and professional services exports have been the island’s greatest source of income. Cuba’s ability to conduct “normal” international trade is currently obstructed by the long US blockade..."
https://jacobin.com/2025/03/cuba-medical-programs-us-sanctions
#USA #Cuba #HumanitarianAid #Sanctions
Cuba Sends Doctors, the US Sends Sanctions
The United States calls Cuba’s medical internationalismjacobin.com
What Now for Syrian Oil? - EUROPE SAYS
The EU has suspended a handful of sanctions against Syria, including those related to energy, banking and reconstruction,EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
EU suspends sanctions on Syria’s key sectors to support reconstruction efforts
LONDON The EU on Monday announced that it is suspending sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors to aid the country’s reconstruction after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
1) End all #aid to #Ukraine,
2) Change #leadership in #Kyiv,
3) Lift Russia #sanctions
Right now, the #Kremlin’s #disinformation mainly focuses on demonizing Ukraine’s leadership, especially President #Zelensky.
4/25
#Sanctions no more .
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/24/eu-lifts-sweeping-energy-transport-sanctions-on-syria
#Sanctions no more
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/24/eu-lifts-sweeping-energy-transport-sanctions-on-syria
One issue raised during today’s meeting in Riyadh was how much money American companies lost by having to leave the Russian market, due to sanctions. The total to date exceeds $300 billion. Biggest losers, according to Eurasia and Multipolarity:#russophobia #US #american #money #fail #economy #sanctions against #Russia
– Exxon suffered a $4 bln write down on its Russia-related businesses
– McDonald’s recorded a $1.4 bln non-cash write off in 2022 attributed to its Russia exit
– General Motors lost $657 mln
– Google’s Russian subsidiary declared bankruptcy in 2023 with debts totaling $587 mln. A Russian court has fined the company $2.5 decillion for restricting Russian media channels on YouTube
– Whirlpool recorded $400 mln in Russia losses
– Coca-Cola lost $195.4 mln
– Disney reported $195 mln in losses from “depreciation of intangible assets” in Russia in 2022
– IBM recorded $300 mln in losses in 2022, blaming Russia and inflation for 3,900 slashed jobs
– Starbucks suffered undisclosed losses after closing its 130 Russian coffee shops, accounting for nearly 1% of global sales
– Microsoft lost $126 mln
– Ford took a $122 mln hit
– Nvidia lost $100 mln
– Apple recorded $79.3 mln in losses
– Xerox faced $80 mln in losses in Q4 2023
– Adobe reported $75 mln from lost payments in Russia and Belarus
– Netflix cut off 700,000 Russian subscribers (about $55.1 mln in potential losses, although some Russians switched their accounts to other regions)
– John Deere halted production at a 100,000 sq. m facility it had pumped over $40 mln into from 2005-2022. Caterpillar, which left in 2024, saw Russia earnings fall from $64.5 mln in 2021 to $2.3 mln in 2023
– Visa and Mastercard recorded $35 and $30 mln in losses, respectively in 2022
– HP wrote off $23 mln
– Cisco went $20.3 mln into the red
– Oracle lost $13.7 mln
– Western Union reported a 2% hit to 2022 revenues due to loss of the Russian and Belarusian markets
Today’s chronicle: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ukraine-february-122548639?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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Victims of international crimes need justice — and the ICC
We call on the EU’s member countries and institutions to be the voice of human dignity globally, and to mobilize, defend and support the court.Mounir Satouri (POLITICO)
Iran fires back at Donald Trump amid threats of Israeli strikes on nuclear program
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that Iran will not bow to U.S. pressure or negotiate under hostile conditions, accusing Washington of hypocrisy and 'double standards.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Syrian president reiterates call for lifting of sanctions on country - EUROPE SAYS
ISTANBULSyrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa called for lifting sanctions on his country, 'as there is no justification for themEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
Donald Trump calls Iran's bluff - EUROPE SAYS
President Donald Trump said he believes that Iran is desperate for a deal with the United States despiteEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
In dieser Folge stehen Trumps geopolitische Pläne im Mittelpunkt. Besonders umstritten ist sein Vorhaben, den Gazastreifen unter US-Kontrolle zu bringen und ihn wirtschaftlich zu entwickeln: "Die USA werden den Gazastreifen übernehmen. Wir werden ihn besitzen", so Trump. Nach massiver Kritik versuchten US-Vertreter die Aussagen zu entschärfen, doch Trump hält an der Idee fest, Gaza nach dem Krieg langfristig unter amerikanische Verwaltung zu stellen. Parallel dazu plant Israels Verteidigungsminister Katz, die Palästinenser zur Auswanderung zu bewegen und fordert europäische Staaten wie Spanien, Irland und Norwegen auf, sie aufzunehmen: "Es würde ihre ‘Heuchelei’ enthüllen, wenn sie sich weigerten."
Weitere Themen sind Trumps Sanktionen gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof, die Auflösung von USAID und ein möglicher Friedensplan für den Ukraine-Krieg.
#germany #podcast #unipolar #multipolar #karinkneissl #flaviovonwitzleben #usa #donaldtrump #gaza #sanctions #istgh #usaid #ukraine #russia #kongo #geopolitics
🎧 https://www.0815-info.news/Web_Links-Unipolar-Multipolar-Terra-Territorium-visit-11606.html
The statement reads that the U.S. is 'eroding the international rule of law', and it strongly condemns the U.S. financial #sanctions and visa restrictions against #ICC staff.
The statement was signed by: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, State of Palestine, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu.
#Trumpistan #Israel #WarCrime #Gaza #Politics #UN #Justice
@palestine group @israel group
#usa #israel #sanctions
Ukraine Daily summary - Saturday, February 8 2025
Saturday, February 8
Russia’s war against Ukraine
A man prepares to board up windows of a residential building damaged by shelling in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Roman Pilipey / AFP via Getty Images)
'Let's do a deal' — Zelensky tells Reuters he's open to Trump's mineral partnership. President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed in an interview with Reuters on Feb. 7 that Ukraine was not offering to "give away" its resources but seeking a mutually beneficial partnership.
Zelensky, Trump may meet in Washington next week. "I will probably be meeting with President (Volodymyr) Zelensky next week, and I will probably be talking to President (Vladimir) Putin. I'd like to see the war end," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
37 Ukrainian MPs visit US to strengthen bilateral relations. "Ukraine is facing a critical task — to restart our relations with our strategic partner, the United States. And we are doing this systematically at all levels, including restoring relations with the U.S. Congress," Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said.
Ukraine to host Trump's envoy Kellogg in February, top official says. Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak said that Kyiv wants Washington to be fully informed about Ukraine's mobilization efforts and the supply of weapons and equipment.
North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast. "A significant number of occupiers have been eliminated, we are re talking hundreds of Russian and North Korean servicemen," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine expecting important decisions at Ramstein meeting. Ukraine is actively preparing and expects important decisions to be made at the upcoming Ramstein meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said during a press conference on Feb. 7.
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Trump's ICC sanctions won't hinder Russian war crimes investigation**, Kyiv says.** "I think that the U.S. decisions are not related to the Ukrainian context, and we hope that they will not affect the court's ability to achieve justice and justice for the victims of Russian aggression," said Heorhii Tykhyi, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
Kyiv denies reports of alleged failed Russian Oreshnik missile launch at Ukraine. Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security on Feb. 7 refuted media reports of Russia's alleged failed launch of its new intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, at Ukraine.
Bucha massacre suspect becomes top official in Russian region. As a platoon commander at the 76th Airborne Assault Division, Mussagaleyev allegedly participated in Russia's brutal occupation of Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, in February and March 2022, according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Hundreds of civilians were massacred by Russian troops in Bucha at the time.
2 Ukrainian military officers appointed as deputy defense ministers. "These decisions are part of a comprehensive approach to strengthening our Armed Forces, modernizing management, and advancing military technology," Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.
Russia designates Register of Damage against Ukraine as undesirable organization. Russia’s Justice Ministry declared the Register of Damage Caused by Russian Aggression against Ukraine an "undesirable organization" on Feb. 7.
Russia to expand seizure of foreign assets**, Reuters reports.** A draft law approved this week by the Russian government's legislative commission lays out the procedure for seizing foreign property in retaliation for freezing Russian assets abroad.
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Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says
"A significant number of occupiers have been eliminated, we are talking hundreds of Russian and North Korean servicemen," the president said.
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International response
US sanctions strain Russia’s oil exports as shipping costs surge, Bloomberg reports. The number of sanctioned vessels has now reached 265, with U.S. blacklisting proving to be the most disruptive. Of the 435 ships that transported Russian crude in 2024, 112—or 26%—are now under Washington’s sanctions.
Trump ready to step up Russia sanctions to end war in Ukraine, special envoy says. Current U.S. sanctions on Russia, particularly those targeting its energy sector, amount to a "3 on a 10-point scale" regarding economic pressure, Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine and Russia said.
Czechia extends protection for Ukrainians, tightens rules for Russian applicants. Under the new provisions, temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees, set to expire in March, will be extended for another year in line with an EU-wide decision.
In other news
Ukraine secures preliminary deals to replace USAID funding for critical projects, official says. Urgent funding has already been identified for recovery efforts, energy resilience, and cyber defense projects, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said.
Putin acknowledges inflation as key challenge for Russia. Speaking at a televised meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Feb. 7, Putin noted that consumer prices in Russia rose by 9.5% in 2024 and have climbed further to 9.9% year-on-year this month.
Police investigate death of 32-year-old man at military enlistment office. The incident follows reports on the deaths of conscripts allegedly caused by beatings at military enlistment offices.
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Zelensky, Trump may meet in Washington next week
"I will probably be meeting with President (Volodymyr) Zelensky next week, and I will probably be talking to President (Vladimir) Putin. I'd like to see the war end," U.S. President Donald Trump said.Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)
EU Weighing Lifting Syria Sanctions - EUROPE SAYS
The European Union is currently discussing a deal to partially suspend several sanctions on Syria’s energy industry, includingEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
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Via #CTV News
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
UPDATE
ICC responds:
The ICC condemns the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on its officials and harm its independent and impartial judicial work.
#Trump #ExecutiveOrder #sanctions #ICC #InternationalCriminalCourt #Israel
https://www.laprovence.com/article/france-monde/3604593464808714/trump-lance-des-sanctions-contre-la-cpi-qui-enquete-notamment-sur-des-crimes-de-guerre-a-gaza
Trump lance des sanctions contre la CPI qui enquête notamment sur des crimes de guerre à Gaza
Le texte, diffusé par la Maison Blanche, interdit l'entrée aux Etats-Unis aux dirigeants, employés et agents de la CPI ainsi qu'aux plus proches membres de leurs familles et à quiconque considéré comme ayant apporté son aide aux travaux d'enquête de …La Provence
Trump lance des sanctions cont...
Trump lance des sanctions contre la CPI qui enquête notamment sur des crimes de guerre à Gaza
Le texte, diffusé par la Maison Blanche, interdit l'entrée aux Etats-Unis aux dirigeants, employés et agents de la CPI ainsi qu'aux plus proches membres de leurs familles et à quiconque considéré comme ayant apporté son aide aux travaux d'enquête de …La Provence
US can ramp up sanctions on Putin, Trump’s Ukraine-Russia envoy says – POLITICO
“The pressure just can’t be military. You have to put economic pressure, you have to put diplomatic pressure,” he told the Post. “And if there’s anybody who understands leverage, it’s President Donald J. Trump,' Kellogg said in the interview.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Trump takes lighter tone on Iran in second administration
WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. may try to find another nuclear deal with Iran to avoid military conflict and prevent the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear weapon in a reversal from his first administration.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Macron becomes first EU leader to speak with Syria’s new president – POLITICO
The Syrian state-owned news agency SANA reported that Macron had 'congratulated' al-Sharaa and 'stressed his country's commitments to lift sanctions on Syria.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Snubbed in Syria, Russia Now Makes a Move on Syrian Oil - EUROPE SAYS
Following the sudden removal of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from office on 8 December, the new caretakerEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)