#sanctions

faab64@diasp.org

Accused by the West of importing weapons from North Korea, Russia on Thursday imposed the end of the UN sanctions monitoring system against Pyongyang and its nuclear program, a decision denounced by numerous members of the Security Council.

Moscow vetoed a draft resolution that extended for one year the mandate of the committee of experts that oversees these sanctions and was supported by 13 of the 15 members of the body. #China abstained.

"What Russia has done today undermines peace and security in the world, all to promote a corrupt agreement that Moscow has sealed" with Pyongyang, reacted Matthew Miller, spokesman for the US State Department.

North Korea has been subject to Security Council sanctions since 2006, mainly related to its nuclear program. These measures were reinforced several times in 2016 and 2017.

https://www.elnacional.com/mundo/rusia-impone-el-fin-del-sistema-de-control-de-sanciones-a-corea-del-norte/

SRussia #NorthKorea #UN #Sanctions #UNSC #Politics

faab64@diasp.org

Israeli channel 13 reports that several American officials including Harris, Sullivan, and #Blinken told Israel's Benny #Gantz that the Biden administration prevented several European countries, especially the #UK, from imposing arms #sanctions against the occupation state of Israel.

UK? Really? Who are they fooling? #Sunak would never do anything to stop the ongoing genocide in #Gaza.

#Europe
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow

anonymiss@despora.de

#Biden signs order approving #sanctions for Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the #WestBank

source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-executive-order-israeli-settlers-palestinians-west-bank/

President Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round against four individuals.

#crime #humanrights #Israel #politics #Palestine #conflict #terror #news #problem #justice #attack

mlansbury@despora.de

Bloomberg: Russia imported over $1 billion worth of advanced US and European chips in 2023

Despite sanctions, Russia imported advanced chips valued at more than $1 billion from U.S. and European companies during the initial nine months of 2023, according to classified data from the Russian customs service obtained by Bloomberg.

The imported chips encompassed products from Intel Corp, Advanced Micro Devices, and Analog Devices Inc., along with European brands such as Infineon Technologies AG, STMicroelectronics NV, and NXP Semiconductors NV.

https://kyivindependent.com/bloomberg-russia-imported-over-1-billion-worth-of-advanced-us-and-european-chips-in-2023/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianWarCrimes #microchips #sanctions #AMD #missiles #StandWithUkraine

anonymiss@despora.de

Don’t Give Up on a Better #Russia

source: https://archive.is/20231228124345/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/dont-give-better-russia

Borders with Russia are being closed for ordinary Russians (although oligarchs still find ways to get out).

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A different course would be more effective. In order to steer both the Russian establishment's and ordinary people's opinions toward returning occupied territories to #Ukraine, the United States and #Europe need to grant protection to people running from Russia, and they need to stop discriminating against Russians abroad. They have to make more compelling assurances that they will not try to dismember Russia, and they need to offer some form of amnesty to officials who oversee a democratic transition. Finally, and most important, they have to lay out a clear roadmap of how, and under what conditions, they will lift both individual and national #sanctions.

#news #war #usa #diplomacy #future #democracy #putin

xrlavache@diaspora.psyco.fr
ramnath@nerdpol.ch

"Gideon Levy is a man of immense moral courage and leadership: the award-winning Ha'aretz columnist has spoken out against the atrocities committed against the Palestinian people, and has become an increasingly lone voice. Here he tells me how Israeli society has degenerated to a terrifying degree, why he has so little hope, the forgotten horrors of the West Bank - and why the only chance for a just peace will come from sanctions against Israel."

" #Sanctions On I#srael Are The Only Hope": Israel's Most Distinguished Journalist #GideonLevy

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LuSPFuHSopo