Chinese leader Xi Jinping is keeping the West guessing about whether Beijing will cooperate with tougher sanctions on Russia as he meets President Vladimir Putin, a year after declaring they had a “no limits” friendship ahead of the Kremlin’s ...

Rusal is 'for the time being' delivering on global contracts as it struggles with the fallout from sanctions on Russia   

European Union efforts to impose an embargo on Russian oil face more roadblocks as Hungarian officials said they would not back the plan in its current form and recommended removing the topic from the agenda of an EU leaders summit next week.

The sanctions, outlined by Britain's International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, involve import tariffs and export bans

Hungary and Slovakia given a year long exemption before having to comply with EU sanctions banning oil from Russia.

British Ambassador to Ireland Paul Johnston, delivering a keynote address at University College  Cork, called for further sanctions on oil and gas from Russia.

Russian businesses will be banned from using UK-based accountancy firms, as new sanctions against major media organisations from the country have been announced.

The proposals need to be unanimously approved to take effect and are likely to be the subject of fierce debate

Two senior ministers in chancellor Olaf Scholz's government said Germany would be ready to back an immediate EU ban on Russian oil imports, and that Europe's biggest economy could weather shortages and price hikes.

The OFAC now sees the Kinahan gang as a threat to US national security, meaning it will no longer be easy for them to do any business using US dollars — the most widely used currency in international transactions

The UAE government has confirmed it has been investigating the activities of the gang, together with the US, Ireland, the UK, and Spain

Britain is also taking action against individuals outside of Mr Putin’s military, who are “actively supporting his illegal invasion”

Russia has barred Boris Johnson and a dozen other senior UK politicians from entering the country in response to sanctions imposed over its war on Ukraine.

It is the first visit by any foreign minister on the United Nations Security Council and the meetings will take place in secure locations. Mr Coveney will visit areas directly impacted by the Russian invasion.

“Encouraged by Putin, their reckless behavior threatens stability and security across the Western Balkans.”

'There's a clear distinction between the person and the business'

Oligarch connected to Aughinish Alumina owns a company that provides military hardware to Putin's army

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s daughter, Yekaterina Sergeyevna Vinokurova, also faces the same action

Limerick alumina processing plant had previously been under threat due to sanctions on Rusal founder Oleg Deripaska

While Russia’s oil output is declining this month, its ability to keep the energy money flowing and boost its currency are frustrating western leaders

Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a major shareholder in the Aughinish Alumina plant in West Limerick, faces being added to the EU's next round of sanctions

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the EU needed to increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after what she described as “heinous crimes” carried out around Kyiv, with evidence that Russian troops may have deliberately killed Ukrainian civilians.

Ireland will support further sanctions on Russia at EU level, the Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney have confirmed.

Firms join an extensive list of global companies to cease operating in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine

Virtually any additional sanctions against Russia would entail an economic cost for Europe, which is why the European Union is dithering, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry

Ministers point out while the plant is connected to Russia in terms of ownership it processes raw materials from Africa and distributes its products throughout Europe

Russia holds roughly 130 billion dollars in gold reserves

The move brings even EU residents under heightened scrutiny

Ireland’s accumulated foreign direct investment into Russia stands at over €17bn,  according to Central Bank of Russia figures from June last year

'Russia's reaction will be swift, thoughtful and sensitive for those it addresses'

Liz Truss said the decision was aimed at “degrading Russia’s economy” as the West looks to pile financial misery on the country following its invasion of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin is the latest target of international sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, with the US, Canada and European allies all announcing they are adding direct measures against him and his foreign minister.

Zelenskiy pleads for international help as thousands of Ukrainians flee amid widespread fighting 

We are facing the inevitability that only military force will be enough to stop Putin in his tracks

EU’s foreign policy head has vowed the 'harshest package of sanctions we have ever implemented'

Labour leader warns Ireland risks being 'the best small country in the world to funnel corrupt dirty Russian oligarchs' money'

The measures also hit banks that finance Russia’s armed forces

Mr Biden added that he was authorising the movement of some US troops in Europe to Nato’s Baltic allies as a show of support and solidarity amid the Russian threat

The sanctions will prohibit new investment, trade and financing in the two separatist regions of Ukraine recognised by Mr Putin

Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the measure approved Thursday “indicates that the US has no scruples about smearing China by every means”.

it is essential that the Biden administration toughens its stance towards Iran’s hardline government

The United States, European Union, Britain and Canada slapped simultaneous sanctions on dozens of officials, organisations and companies in Belarus, with the EU taking aim at those accused of taking part in a “hybrid attack” on the bloc using ...

China and Russia are urging the UN Security Council to end a host of sanctions against North Korea ranging from the export of seafood and textiles to the cap on imports of refined petroleum products and the ban on its citizens working overseas and ...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has backed legislation allowing retaliatory sanctions after the US and other Western governments punished city officials over the ongoing crackdown on democracy activists.