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Syria rejects US measure in occupied areas of the country

Published on: March 23, 2022
11:40

Damascus, Mar 23 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its strong condemnation to the intention by the US administration to exclude the areas occupied by foreign forces, separatist and terrorist groups from the sanctions imposed on this nation.

Cuba’s experience inspires us, Russian Foreign Ministry states

Published on: March 22, 2022
12:41

Moscow, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's experience inspires us, the director of the Latin America Department at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexandr Schetinin, said on Tuesday, in reference to the Caribbean island's resistance against the United States blockade. Interviewed by the Prensa Latina news agency and the Telesur channel, the senior official stressed that Cuba's example, its resistance, shows how hypocritical and conjunctural the foreign policy of the West is.

EU to lose over 554 billion dollars due to sanctions on Russia

Published on: March 18, 2022
09:44

Moscow, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of the Russian Federation on Friday stated that the European Union (EU) countries will lose at least 554 billion dollars due to the implementation of punitive measures against this nation.

US imposes ban on dollar banknotes export to Russia

Published on: March 11, 2022
18:32

Washington, March 11 (Prensa Latina) The new executive order on measures against Russia signed on Friday by President Joe Biden bans export, sales and supplies of dollar banknotes from the US to Russia, as a result of the Ukraine conflict.

UK sanctions 386 deputies of the Russian Parliament

Published on: March 11, 2022
10:06

London, March 11 (Prensa Latina) The British government announced sanctions against 386 deputies of the Russian Duma (lower house of Parliament) who supported the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Lugansk and Donetsk, in the region of Donbass, Ukraine.

Current situation will lead to more economic sovereignty, Putin says

Published on: March 10, 2022
13:18

Moscow, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Government on Thursday informed about a list banning more than 200 types of goods and equipment imported from abroad, the reexport of which is temporarily prohibited.

Anti-Russian sanctions may turn into a boomerang

Published on: March 9, 2022
10:02

Moscow, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, assured today that the punitive measures adopted by Western countries against Russia will be a devastating blow to their own economies, already affected by Covid-19.

US senators seek to freeze Russian gold reserves

Published on: March 8, 2022
18:17

Washington, March 8 (Prensa Latina) A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday proposed to freeze Russia´s gold reserves as part of the Russian special operations in Ukraine.

Germany confirms its dependence on Russian oil

Published on: March 8, 2022
17:06

Berlin, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that her country is dependent on Russian oil imports.

Johnson admits that substituting Russian suppliers will take time

Published on: March 7, 2022
15:13

London, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned on Monday that finding new suppliers of hydrocarbons after the sanctions imposed on Russia for launching a military operation in Ukraine will take time for the United Kingdom.

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