Sentences with phrase «announced sanctions against»

The Treasury Department announced sanctions against a top Socialist Party official in Venezuela, part of a campaign to press the government over antidemocratic moves ahead of Sunday's vote.

Seven years after vowing to punish countries that restrict religious freedom, the U.S. government announced sanctions against the tiny African nation of Eritrea.

On April 6, it announced sanctions against Deripaska and his eight companies, along with other Russian individuals and firms, in response to what the United States called «malign activities» by Russia.

Aluminium has risen by nearly a third since the United States announced sanctions against UC Rusal, the world's No. 2 aluminium producer, on April 6.

The Trump administration plans to announce sanctions against China on Thursday after determining that the country is encouraging the theft and transfer of intellectual property from US businesses.

Not exact matches

Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, announced Sunday morning that the US would impose new sanctions against Russia in the wake of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria.

Richard Nephew, the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team that negotiated the nuclear deal, cautioned against drawing conclusions, noting that Trump has flip - flopped after appearing to announce a policy decision in the past.

On Wednesday, July 16, Obama announced new sanctions against Russia.

Just as Western countries impose sanctions on rogue states like North Korea, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has announced her intention to make ordinary British Columbians feel economic pain, so they turn against their leader.

Graham has already announced that he plans to oppose secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson if the oil executive does not come out for new sanctions against Russia.

New York state is due to receive $ 385 million of a $ 787 million fine levied against Crédit Agricole after it was determined the company conducted business with entities with ties to countries under formal U.S. sanction, the Department of Financial Services on Tuesday announced.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that she would vote for a President Barack Obama - backed agreement to drop sanctions against Iran in an exchange for a pause in its nuclear program — even as she called the deal «imperfect.»

Oil prices rose more than 3 percent last Wednesday after President Trump abandoned the Iranian nuclear deal and announced the «highest level» of sanctions against Tehran.