Russia sanctions
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India, China are buying more Russian oil, fuelling war in Ukraine: reportSales to India and China are boosting Russian export revenues at a time when Washington and allies are trying to limit financial flows supporting Moscow's Ukraine war effort.WorldJun 13
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EU leaders agree to cut 90% of Russian oil imports by end of 2022European Union leaders agreed Monday to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bloc by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow.WorldMay 30
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Biden administration may block Russia from paying debts to U.S. bondholders: officialA temporary licence has allowed Moscow to keep paying investors and avert default on its government debt, and allowed U.S. investors to continue to collect coupon payments.WorldMay 17
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Canada moves to ban sanctioned Russian nationals from entering countryCanada has so far sanctioned more than 1,000 people from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine believed to be supporting Vladimir Putin's invasion.CanadaMay 17
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Russian diplomats getting the cold shoulder in Europe’s capitalsAcross Europe's capitals, Russian diplomats are getting the cold shoulder, ranging from diplomatic expulsions by governments, to protests by individual citizens.PoliticsMay 11
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EU eyes new rules to allow it to seize Russian oligarch assetsThe legislative proposal, which is set to be unveiled on May 25, would create a common legal framework to punish people who evade or violate EU sanctions.WorldMay 11
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Russian state broadcaster buys its way onto American airwavesDespite sanctions amid the war in Ukraine, WZHF is one of two U.S. stations carrying Radio Sputnik, produced by Russia’s state-run media company from studios near the White House.WorldMay 10
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G7 leaders vow to wean off Russian energy as Ukraine enters talks for ‘peace settlement’G7 leaders say they're committed to phasing out dependency on Russian energy, including by banning imports of Russian oil to further pressure Moscow over the war in Ukraine.WorldMay 8
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Halifax and Moncton win over Saskatchewan bid for 2023 World JuniorsThe junior hockey championship will run from Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023, just four months after the rescheduled 2022 championships taking place in Edmonton.CanadaMay 5
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Biden says he’ll speak to G7 leaders this week about more Russia sanctionsU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States was in constant discussions with its partners about further sanctions and could take "additional actions."WorldMay 4
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