Embargoes And Sanctions Archives

August 6, 2025
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World

Trump Sends His Envoy to Russia With Sanctions Deadline Looming

Steve Witkoff, an envoy for President Trump, arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for talks on Ukraine that Mr. Trump has described as pivotal in determining whether the United States goes ahead with new sanctions against Russia. Mr. Witkoff was greeted at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport by Kirill Dmitriev, an economic aide to President Vladimir V. Putin, […]

June 10, 2025
International
World

What to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports

China has suspended almost all exports since April 4 of seven kinds of rare earth metals, as well as very powerful magnets made from three of them. The halt has caused increasingly severe shortages that threaten to close many factories in the United States and Europe. Why are these metals so needed, why has China […]