Sanctions

FILE-- In this July 2, 2012 file photo, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in background.

Energy and Environment

US sells off Iranian oil from seized tanker

Josh Siegel · June 1, 2021 3:09 pm

In this Monday, June 1, 2020 photo, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Valery Vakulchik, chief of the Belarusian state security service, KGB, in Minsk, Belarus.

Against Belarus, sanctions won’t work; they never do

Dan Hannan · May 31, 2021 4:00 am

China sanctions Trump’s former evangelical adviser over religious freedom advocacy

China sanctions Trump’s former evangelical adviser over religious freedom advocacy

Lawrence Richard · May 29, 2021 12:00 am

Energy secretary decries ‘very dangerous’ Russian pipeline after Biden issued sanctions waiver

Energy secretary decries ‘very dangerous’ Russian pipeline after Biden issued sanctions waiver

Josh Siegel · May 27, 2021 12:00 am

The West should sanction Belarus exports and force Russia to fill the gap

The West should sanction Belarus exports and force Russia to fill the gap

Tom Rogan · May 24, 2021 12:00 am

Putin welcomes US concession on Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Putin welcomes US concession on Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Joel Gehrke · May 20, 2021 12:00 am

People walk past the headquarters of Russian Agricultural Bank in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday, July 29, against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of U.S. penalties. Among the targets were three Russian banks: the Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank and VTB Bank, Russia's second largest bank. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

National Security

Biden to waive sanctions on company in charge of Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany

Nihal Krishan · May 18, 2021 8:50 pm

Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov to ‘test the proposition’ of more stable US-Russia relations

Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov to ‘test the proposition’ of more stable US-Russia relations

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2021 12:00 am

Dozens of GOP senators urge Biden to halt Iran ‘sanctions relief’ talks amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Jake Dima · May 13, 2021 3:19 am

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a news conference.

Beltway Confidential

Please know that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is unhappy

Tom Rogan · May 9, 2021 5:02 pm

US willing to lift Trump-era terrorism sanctions ‘not legitimately’ imposed on Iran

Joel Gehrke · April 21, 2021 11:38 pm

In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner and the Kremlinâs fiercest critic. He has outlasted many opposition figures and is undeterred by incessant attempts to stop his work.

Alexei Navalny moved to hospital prison amid hunger strike

Mike Brest · April 19, 2021 1:26 pm