US to target Russia with more sanctions

February 23, 2024

By Daphne Psaledakis, Andrea Shalal and David Lawder

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WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The United States will impose sanctions on over 500 targets on Friday in action marking the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.

US targets Myanmar's state oil and gas enterprise with form of sanctions

November 1, 2023

By Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis

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WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday imposed a form of sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), the U.S. Treasury Department said, but stopped short of imposing full blocking sanctions on the ruling junta's main source of foreign revenue.

The action, first reported by Reuters, prohibits certain financial services by Americans to the state oil and gas enterprise starting on Dec. 15, the Treasury said in a statement, in the first direct action against the state-owned enterprise. Washington has previously targeted its leadership.

US declares July takeover in Niger was a military coup

October 10, 2023

By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart

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WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday declared that the July takeover in Niger was a military coup d'etat, which results in officially suspending assistance to Niger, but there are no plans to change the U.S. troop presence in the country, senior administration officials said.