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04 May 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Putin approves retaliatory sanctions over Russia-Ukraine conflict People's Daily 04 May 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday on retaliatory sanctions against individuals and entities in response to their "unfriendly actions" over the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- Kremlin: Cost of Sanctions Against Russia Will Increase For European Citizens Every Day Sputnik 04 May 2022 -- Sanctions on Russia have already affected the EU economy, prompting higher inflation and surging energy prices.
- European Union Proposes New Sanctions as Russia Pounds Ukraine VOA 04 May 2022 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled new punitive actions against Russia on Wednesday, even as Russia pounded Ukraine, targeting rail stations and other supply lines in attempts to stop the West from "stuffing Ukraine with weapons."
- Council of Europe experts release guidance to protect Ukrainian refugees from traffickers Council of Europe 04 May 2022 -- New guidance from the Council of Europe's anti-trafficking body GRETA will give European countries the advice they need to protect Ukrainians refugees from traffickers and to detect potential victims.
- Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP Plenary on the social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU's capacity to act European Commission 04 May 2022
- EU Proposes Toughest Sanctions Yet As Russia Steps Up Offensive In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 04 May 2022 -- The European Union on May 4 unveiled a proposal to ban Russian oil imports by the end of the year as Russian forces intensified their assault in on a steel plant in the southeastern port city of Mariupol that Ukrainian forces continue to defend.
- EU Announces Plan To Ban Russian Oil Imports As Moscow Amps Up Offensive In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 04 May 2022 -- The European Union has unveiled a proposal to ban Russian oil imports by the end of the year, impose more banking sanctions against Moscow, and cut off some Russian broadcasters in Europe saying that the Kremlin has to pay dearly for its aggression Ukraine.
- Von der Leyen: EU Commission to Present 6th Package of Anti-Russian Sanctions on Wednesday Sputnik 04 May 2022 -- The European Commission will present the next package of anti-Russia sanctions over Mosow's operation in Ukraine on Wednesday, President Ursula von der Leyen said.
- EU Proposes Ban on Russian Oil, Bank Sanctions VOA 04 May 2022 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled new punitive actions against Russia on Wednesday, announcing plans to cut off European purchases of Russian crude oil within six months and end imports of refined energy products by the end of 2022.
- Russia's hostile information actions are frankly destabilising the international order UK FCDO 04 May 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the UN General Assembly Committee on Information
- Russia cut off from UK services UK FCDO 04 May 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announces a ban on services exports, including management consulting, accounting and public relations, to Russia.
- Russia Bars Entry To Japanese Prime Minister, Dozens Of Others Over Sanctions RFE/RL 04 May 2022 -- Russia says it has barred entry to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida and more than 60 others, including cabinet ministers, media membersm and intellectuals, for the government's sanctions against Moscow over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
- 'Serving Vested Interests': India Slams Report Claiming It Wants a Discount on Russian Crude Imports Sputnik 04 May 2022 -- India has refused to give up on its energy relationship with Moscow as oil prices soar in spite of criticism from US and European partners. India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar remarked last month that the volume of Russian crude that New Delhi sources in a month is less than what the EU buys from Moscow "in an afternoon".
- Myanmar Bank missive suggests junta seeks more than financial ties with Russia Radio Free Asia 04 May 2022 -- Recent moves by the Central Bank of Myanmar to promote cooperation between military-owned lenders and their Russian counterparts suggest the junta is seeking more than financial ties to the Kremlin and may be brokering a back channel for arms deals, analysts said Wednesday.
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