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News Articles: sanctions

President Trump meets with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on March 14, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  • World

Trump says Sharaa is a 'tough guy' with a 'real shot' at stabilizing Syria

Gulf states are keen to invest in Syria, which has important mineral and oil reserves, but had been prevented from doing so by U.S. sanctions. President Trump has now pledged to lift the restrictions.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez and
  • Aya Batrawy
A person drives a classic American car past a floating generator that has not been producing electricity for days in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

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  • World

Cuba plunged into an island wide blackout as power grid fails

Cuban government declares an "energy emergency" after the failure of one of its few power plants plunges it into an island wide blackout.

October 18, 2024
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By:
  • Emily Green
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was one of the down ballot Republican candidates flying around Georgia with Governor Brian Kemp on the final day of campaigning.

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  • News

Obama, Raffensperger among 500 Americans banned from going to Russia

In response to a new round of U.S. sanctions, Russia announced Friday that it was banning 500 Americans from entering the country, including former President Barack Obama and comedian Stephen Colbert.

May 22, 2023
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 21: A group of people hold signs at the front of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry during a protest calling for the European Union to impose additional sanctions against Russia on February 21, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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  • National Security

Why sanctions don't work — but could if done right

Sanctions backfire. So why do we keep using them?

April 11, 2023
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By:
  • Paddy Hirsch
Oil tankers are seen at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, on Oct. 11. This is one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia.

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  • World

Russia has amassed a shadow fleet to ship its oil around sanctions

Russia would have to use tankers willing to get around sanctions to ship its crude to Asia. It's known in the oil industry as a "shadow fleet."

January 21, 2023
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By:
  • Jackie Northam
Russian President Vladimir Putin

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  • Economy

Why sanctions against Russia aren't working — yet

When sanctions were enacted against Russia in February of this year, many forecasts were of an imminent collapse in the Russian economy. A new report looks at why that hasn't happened.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • Paddy Hirsch
A placard featuring an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading "We are with him for the sovereignty of Russia! And you?" is seen left in front of the Russian State Duma building in central Moscow on February 24, 2022.

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  • World

Are sanctions actually hurting Russia's economy? Here's what you need to know

Russia's economy is weathering sanctions over the war in Ukraine, but tough times may be ahead, according to an assessment from experts.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine
A placard featuring an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading "We are with him for the sovereignty of Russia! And you?" is seen left in front of the Russian State Duma building in central Moscow on February 24, 2022.

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  • World

Are sanctions actually hurting Russia's economy? Here's what you need to know

Russia's economy is weathering sanctions over the war in Ukraine, but tough times may be ahead, according to an assessment from experts.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine
From left, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday. The French, German, Italian and Romanian leaders vowed to back Kyiv's bid to become an official candidate to join the European Union.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 16)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

June 16, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech during a debate on the social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

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  • Europe

EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions

The EU chief concedes that that getting all 27 member countries — some of them highly dependent on Russia for energy supplies — to agree on oil sanctions will be extremely difficult.

May 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Activists hold Ukrainian flags as they protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a rally at Lafayette Square, across from the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. New U.S. sanctions Sanctions are being enacted on top Russian officials and family members, including President Vladimir Putin's adult children.

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  • Politics

New U.S. sanctions target Russia's largest banks and Putin's children

The U.S. joined the European Union and Group of Seven nations in enacting new sanctions on Russia in response to the civilian toll reported in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine in recent days.

April 06, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Washington Desk
Sanctions have had a dramatic impact on the Russian economy when it comes to things like the value of the ruble, but they can't stop the tanks, says Juan Zarate, a former assistant secretary of the Treasury.

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  • Europe

How sanctions factor into negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

Sanctions can't stop the tanks, but they have had a dramatic impact on the Russian economy and could pressure President Vladimir Putin to change his behavior, says a former Treasury official.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A Russian Aeroflot airplane is moved from a remote location at John F. Kennedy Airport in October, 2002, in New York.

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  • Business

Sanctions may ground Russia's planes, but the firms that own them can't get them back

Russian airlines can no longer get spare parts or technical support for their Airbus and Boeing planes.

March 13, 2022
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By:
  • David Schaper
Protesters in Boston call for a ban on Russian oil at a rally for Ukraine on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Biden announces Russian oil import ban and warns gas prices could increase even more

President Biden described the move as a critical step to punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, but said as a result, Americans should prepare for price hikes at the pump.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Detrow and
  • Alana Wise
A woman passes by an Apple store at the GUM department store in central Moscow on April 27, 2021. Apple said this week that it's pausing the sale of its products in Russia.

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  • Business

One by one, global companies are cutting their ties to Russia

Companies ranging from General Motors to UPS are exiting or reducing their operations in Russia as wide-ranging sanctions make it all but impossible to operate in the country.

March 02, 2022
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  • David Gura
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