Sanctions

The Treasury Department announced sanctions against arms traffickers connected to ISIS and al-Shabaab in Somalia after a car bomb killed more than 100 people.

A wide-ranging indictment was unsealed on Wednesday accusing five Russian nationals of obtaining equipment from the U.S. for the Russian military.

The FDPR, or foreign direct product rule, allows the U.S. to decide who can buy products made with American technology even if those products are made abroad.

The European Union agreed to hit Moscow with another round of sanctions and issue a price cap on Russian oil exports in an attempt to target its war chest.

In an effort to get Iran to rejoin the 2015 Nuclear deal the US has imposed sanctions on companies involved with Iran's oil production including some from China.

Starlink will seek exemptions from sanctions on Iran so that the internet service can be provided to the country, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Monday.

The Chinese government is planning on sanctioning the chief executives at Boeing Defense and Raytheon for their roles in selling arms to Taiwan, which China sees as a threat.

Russia and China are expected to continue their energy cooperation despite international sanctions that not only target Moscow but entities that work with it amid its war in Ukraine.

Russia claimed Monday that Western sanctions have prevented Gazprom from doing necessary maintenance on Nord Stream 1, which carries natural gas to Germany.

Gazprom further reduced natural gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany on Monday as Europe scrambles for alternative energy supplies.

European Union looks to hit Russia's gold industry in its latest round of sanctions in an attempt to hit Moscow financially amid its war in Ukraine.

A massive luxury superyacht linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov sailed into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor flying an American flag on Thursday.

A new proposed agreement for sanctions against Russian oil could draw more countries in by allowing an exception for pipelines, but it may be too weak for some.

Russia may default on international debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution after the U.S. chose not to extend its license to Russia to pay bondholders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a retaliatory decree Tuesday to hit “unfriendly” states with export blocks in a move that could further hinder the global market.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned of major consequences for countries that undermine the sanctions that the U.S. and its Western allies have imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine war.

If Western countries implemented a "real embargo" on Russian oil and gas, then Putin's invasion of Ukraine could come to a halt in just a couple of months, a former chief economic adviser to Putin told the BBC.

President Biden's administration is set to announce a slew of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday as the country's invasion of Ukraine continues.

A major Russian steel company is on the verge of default after Citigroup froze its debt payment.

The United States on Thursday announced a raft of new financial sanctions on Russian lawmakers and defense companies, further ratcheting up financial pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.