Sanctions in a sentence

According to Dmitry Murin, despite the pressure of sanctions the Belarusian economy continues developing outwards.

And the most important part is that 61% of these sanctions or the initiative is being enforced by us, by our Directors.

A lawyer for Empire Navigation, Apostolos Tourkantonis, pleaded guilty to a single charge of violating the sanctions on Iran.

All three overseas EDA companies fell subject to Washington's sanctions against Huawei in 2020.

All the oil cargoes were sold on consignment at a deep discount owing to the sanctions, which have scared away more established traders.

Strengthening economic sanctions is possible but the US has already imposed significant sanctions on the Iranian regime.

After a four-year relaxation during the presidency of Barack Obama, relations deteriorated under his successor Trump, who reinforced sanctions.

And there makes it very easy for the US to weaponize the dollar and impose sanctions.

A government spokesperson said ‘no deviation from EU sanctions will be tolerated’.

After Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, Western nations imposed strict sanctions on Russia - banning imports of oil and exports of hi-tech products.

Trade sanctions Trade sanctions against a specific country are sometimes imposed, in order to punish that country for some action.

Those sanctions have not been paid, according to the regulator’s sanctions payments list.

After that, Western countries imposed harsh sanctions against Russia.

Xi and Kim probably signed a sanctions busting pact not long ago so Kim probably felt he didn’t need to sit down with Trump to beat sanctions.

Air defense and capabilities to destroy Russian logistics on our land; strengthening democracy’s arsenal by co-producing arms; more sanctions and isolation for Russia.

Debates on sanctions are complex, and there is a lot of academic evidence that suggests sanctions negatively affect the poorest and most vulnerable.

One sanctions-proofing strategy is to protect the potential targets of sanctions.

In 2016, the United States enacted the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act to strengthen the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea.

Also, Iran last year expanded its role in Venezuela, also under U.S. sanctions, sending supplies of light oil for refining and diluents to produce exportable crude grades.

And it seems like the sanctions had their desired effect: By 2021, the sanctions were $30 billion in annual losses to the company’s smartphone business.