Since the end of the Cold War, economic sanctions have increasingly been used by big players as a

Sanctions, no matter how they are presented, strengthen hardliners who want to position themselves

Qatari authorities did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment. Gulf states have tried to strike a balance between Western allies and Russia, with which they have energy and economic ties.... OPEC producers Saudi Arabia and the UAE have also resisted Western calls to use their spare oil output capacity to tame prices that surged as Russia's invasion prompted fears of supply disruptions. Russia is the largest supplier of gas to Germany and Habeck has launched several initiative

sanctions. Atthe same time, American business and its many foreign counterparties can benefit from the

Many evaluations of the US sanctions policy focus on major political steps – the adoption of new

against sanctions the European Union introduced over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the bloc's court

codification of a large array of sanctions and other measures related to the Ukrainian crisis, the

is trying to secure its role as one of the leaders in the application of sanctions. This is

charge against setting conditions to receive benefits and opposing sanctions for non-compliance. The

Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government in the latest crackdown on Russian assets