Tag: sanctions
Why it’s hard to cut off Vladimir Putin’s source of foreign exchange
Russian oil fields The EU fears that the Russians could divert oil exports to other countries and benefit from them. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Zurich A small group of demonstrators…
Bundesbank: Warning of vulnerable real estate market
Joachim Wuermeling A turnaround in interest rates could become a heavy burden for the banks. (Photo: Deutsche Bundesbank) Frankfurt The Bundesbank is alarmed about the banks’ lending in the hot…
USA and Europe increase sanctions pressure on Russia – German industry supports
Joe Biden The US wants to present further sanctions against Russia today. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The US and its allies want to increase the pressure on Russia with further sanctions.…
“Just before twelve” on the German gas market – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Everyone should save gas, for example turn down the heating. Obviously, Müller and his employees are preparing a qualified shutdown plan if the Russian gas stops flowing. “Unfortunately, it cannot…
The United States, together with allies, want to tighten sanctions against Russia
Joe Biden The US wants to present further sanctions against Russia today. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The US and its allies want to increase the pressure on Russia with further sanctions.…
Bundesbank: Warning of vulnerable real estate market
Joachim Wuermeling A turnaround in interest rates could become a heavy burden for the banks. (Photo: Deutsche Bundesbank) Frankfurt The Bundesbank is alarmed about the banks’ lending in the hot…
Tech values plummet – worry about new sanctions
Berlin, Bangalore The fear of new sanctions in the Ukraine war pushed Wall Street into the red on Tuesday. As before in Europe, the fact that the EU Commission wants…
US Treasury Department Starts Sanctions on Russian Darknet and Cryptocurrency Exchange!
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has access to the Hydra Market, which it calls the world’s largest and prominent darknet market, and Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange has…
US stock markets open mixed – concern over new sanctions
Berlin, Bangalore The fear of new sanctions in the Ukraine war pushed Wall Street into the red on Tuesday. As before in Europe, the fact that the EU Commission wants…
EU wants import ban on Russian coal
Mining in Russia’s largest coalfield The EU wants to stop importing coal from Russia in response to alleged crimes by the Russian army. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU Commission has…
How Russia runs out of oil due to a fictional storm
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Vladimir Putin with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in front of an oil pipeline and Russian soldiers. (Photo: Imago Images (3)) Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Berlin…
Russia’s military setbacks make Putin even more dangerous
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
EU countries are fighting for tougher penalties
Destruction in Bucha The actions of the Russian army in the Kyiv suburb sparked international outrage. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels In response to the alleged atrocities committed by the Russian…
Russia runs out of oil by fake storm
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Vladimir Putin with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in front of an oil pipeline and Russian soldiers. (Photo: Imago Images (3)) Nur-Sultan,…
Sanctions against Russia: Bucha marks a turning point
The pictures of the atrocities in Bucha will unleash a power that even the federal government can hardly resist. The massacre brings back memories of the Srebrenica murders in 1995.…
How leasing companies are trying to get planes back from Russia
Frankfurt A single lawsuit shows the dilemma facing aircraft leasing companies caused by the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia. Under case no. 22 Civ.2070, BOC Aviation of Singapore tried…
New Penal Sanctions on Social Media Posts On The Way!
Today, we can reach almost everyone and every information through social media. With the developing world of social media, new regulations continue to come along. The growth of social media…
Russia is headed for its worst depression in a long time
Exchange offices in Russia Starting Friday, Putin will demand gas payments in rubles. (Photo: action press) Berlin, Brussels It’s an amazing comeback, at least on the face of it: the…
Four out of five board members resign
Frankfurt In the office building at Rüsterstraße 7-9 in Frankfurt’s Westend district, nothing is as it used to be. The lettering of the company based there is covered with metal…
Russia pays interest on seven bonds – litmus test to come
Central Bank of Russia The payments are seen as another test of whether the government in Moscow can meet its international obligations and serve investors. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin According to…