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Now playing Next Economy New US sanctions to plug loopholes that let Russia get Western tech The US has announced a raft of new sanctions aimed at people and companies in countries, notably NATO member Turkey, that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to bolster its war effort. 14/09/2023
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Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. The European Union should ban Russian tourist visas Vacations and foreign travel are luxuries, and preventing Russian citizens from going abroad would force them to think twice about their government’s actions, Mark Temnycky writes. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU weaning itself off Russian gas despite LNG imports uptick: Brussels Fossil fuels imports from Russia have fallen dramatically, the European Commission stressed on Thursday, following reports that the bloc's purchases of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) are up 40% compared to pre-war levels. 31/08/2023
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Now playing Next Russia Moscow's mission to the dark side of the Moon Russia's unmanned lunar lander is aiming to touch down at the Moon's south pole. 08/08/2023
Now playing Next world news EU strengthens restrictions on Russia's ally Belarus The EU extends the scope of restrictions on Belarus to prevent Russia from using its neighbour to circumvent international sanctions. 03/08/2023
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. The true strength of the EU lies in its diversity of opinions We cannot allow select countries to impose their will on others on critical issues of war and peace, such as the imposition of sanctions or the financing of weapons, Balázs Orbán writes. 14/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Western crackdown on sanction circumvention working: EU envoy Western outreach to get third countries to clamp down on sanction circumvention is working with many of them now making "it more difficult" for Russia to import such goods, according to the EU Sanctions Envoy. 04/07/2023
Now playing Next Russia Are the economic sanctions against Russia actually working? "Everything will 'shrink' in civilian areas, because all the resources will flow into the military sector," one economic analyst predicts. 28/06/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Explained: The EU's last-resort tool to chase after Russia's enablers The European Union is getting serious about sanctions circumvention. 23/06/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU agrees new sanctions against Russia, targeting Chinese companies The European Union agreed on Wednesday to slap Russia with a new raft of sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine. 21/06/2023