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A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building in Avdiivka, Ukraine, March 17, 2023
THE US and EU announced new sanctions on Russia today, on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last week in an Arctic penal colony.
The US Treasury, State Department and Commerce Department said they plan to impose roughly 600 new sanctions on Russia in the largest single tranche of penalties since the invasion on February 24 2022.
They come on the heels of a series of new arrests and indictments announced by the Justice Department on Thursday that target Russian businessmen, including the head of Russia’s second-largest bank, and their middlemen in five separate federal cases.
ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?
