WASHINGTON—The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Nicaragua’s state-owned gold mining company and the president of its board of directors in part over the Central American nation’s ties to Russia. The sanctions were imposed against the Nicaraguan Mining Co., known by the Spanish-language acronym ENIMINAS, partly because the country’s leaders are “deepening their relationship with…
US Sanctions Nicaraguan Gold Mining Firm Over Ties to Russia
June 18, 2022
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Russia Again Cuts Natural Gas Exports to European Countries
June 18, 2022
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PRAGUE—Russia reduced natural gas to Europe again Friday, including cutting flows by half to Italy and Slovakia and completely to France, as countries have worked to ease their dependence on Russian supplies amid the war in Ukraine. It marks the third day of significant reductions to the fuel that powers industry and generates electricity in…
Miners Rescued After Being Trapped Underground in East Ukraine: Separatists
Seventy-seven miners were rescued on Saturday after being trapped underground during a power outage and Ukrainian’s shelling of territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, local officials said. The miners were underground when power was lost in the Zasyadko coal mine in Ukraine’s Donetsk region but all were now safe and no one was…
European Commission Back Ukraine’s EU Candidacy
European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said on Friday that they support the organization to consider war-ravaged Ukraine as a potential member. “The Commission recommends that Ukraine be given the perspective to become a member of the European Union. It should be granted candidate status on the understanding that steps are…
Putin: Western ‘World Order Is Finished’ Amid Russia–Ukraine Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the Western world order is collapsing and that U.S. and EU sanctions against his government have failed. “The previous world order is finished,” Putin said St. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. Dismissing the sanctions as part of a “propaganda campaign,” Putin added,…
Boris Johnson Makes 2nd Surprise Visit to Kyiv Since Russian Invasion Began
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to hold face-to-face talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the second such visit since the Russian invasion began in February. On Friday afternoon, Johnson posted a photograph of himself with Zelenskyy on Twitter, adding: “Mr. President, Volodymyr, it is good to be in Kyiv…
Russia Has ‘Strategically Lost’ Ukraine War Despite ‘Tactical Successes’: UK Military Chief
Russia has already “strategically lost” the war in Ukraine despite achieving “tactical successes” in recent weeks, the head of the UK’s armed forces has said. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the UK’s chief of defence staff, called the war “a dreadful mistake by Russia,” in which he said it has lost 25 percent of its land…
EU Backs Ukraine’s Membership Bid as War Brings Huge Shift
BRUSSELS/KYIV, Ukraine—The European Union gave its blessing on Friday to Ukraine to become an official candidate to join the bloc, along with its neighbor Moldova, a historic eastward shift in Europe’s outlook brought about by Russia’s invasion. Ukraine applied to join the EU just four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February….
Inflation Heats Up in Eurozone, Hitting Record High in May
June 17, 2022
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Inflation in the 19 countries that share the euro currency jumped to a record high in May, according to Eurostat, the E.U.’s statistical agency, with soaring energy prices driving the bulk of the uptick. Eurostat said in a June 17 statement (pdf) that inflation in the euro area jumped to an annualized 8.1 percent last…
121 Australians Sanctioned for ‘Russophobic Agenda’
Moscow has accused Australians of supporting a “Russophobic agenda,” sanctioning 121 Australians including a state leader, media personalities, and academics who have reported or spoke in support of the Ukrainian war effort. “In response to the growing sanctions of the Australian government, which apply to an increasing number of Russian citizens—both officials and their families,…
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