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Although discounts on Russian crude have come down over time, Indian refiners have evidently remained keen on buying Russian oil as given the high import volumes, even lower discount levels lead to significant savings. (Representative/ File)

US sanctions' impact on Russian oil trade showing, Indian refiners seek more oil from Middle East

January 24, 2025 6:58 am

Industry officials maintain that enough oil supply is available in the global market and replacing the lost Russian oil volumes should not be difficult.

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Putin says Russia's economy is growing despite heavy international sanctions as he courts investors

June 07, 2024 8:37 pm

Putin said Russia "remains one of the key participants in world trade," despite the fact that the country is under sweeping sanctions for sending troops in Ukraine.

US president Biden put sanctions on Russia

US targets Russian firms with sanctions over Kremlin-directed malign influence campaign

March 20, 2024 9:06 pm

Washington has repeatedly warned of Moscow's efforts to sow disinformation and instability in democratic countries and the sanctions come amid serious tensions between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine

ExplainSpeaking | Xi’s new law: How China aims to hit back at the US and its allies

July 01, 2023 5:35 pm

The new law allows China to respond to US actions more aggressively. Expect more fireworks from Beijing in the coming months as the economic war between the two biggest economies intensifies.

FA reduced Ivan Toney's suspension due to gambling addiction diagnosis

May 26, 2023 4:29 pm

Toney was banned and fined 50,000 pounds ($63,105) earlier this month after the 27-year-old Brentford and England forward admitted to 232 breaches of the FA's betting rules, which included betting on matches he played in.

Iran imposes sanctions on 61 Americans as nuclear talks hit impasse

July 17, 2022 10:28 am

The sanctions, issued against dozens of Americans in the past on various grounds, let Iranian authorities seize any assets they hold in Iran, but the apparent absence of such assets means the steps will likely be symbolic.

Sanctions can have unintended consequences in interconnected world: Sitharaman

April 27, 2022 8:38 pm

Economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and European Union following the invasion of Ukraine in February this year have led to a fall in bilateral trade with Moscow.

US targets 5 al-Qaeda operatives in Turkey with sanctions

September 17, 2021 12:41 pm

Treasury's designation of the men freezes any assets they have under U.S. jurisdiction and shuts them out of much of the global financial system. It is part of a long-running campaign against the support network for al-Qaeda.

China targets UK lawmakers, others in response to Xinjiang sanctions

March 26, 2021 5:27 pm

China targets UK officials in response to Xinjiang sanctions

John R Bolton, USA's National Security Advisor

Trump's National Security Advisor threatens International Criminal Court with sanctions

September 11, 2018 7:05 pm

John R Bolton also announced the shutting of of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington. But he differed with his boss on how much North Korea had done to end its nuclear programme.

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