Punitive Measures

Joe Biden and Europe waiting on SWIFT sanction against Russia

Ukraine has sought for Russia to be excluded from SWIFT, but several European leaders would prefer to stay patient because a ban could make international trade more difficult and hurt their economies

World leaders fine-tune punitive measures against Russia

While there's an awareness that a military intervention is unlikely, for now, the strength, unity and speed of the financial sanctions signal a growing global determination to make Moscow reconsider its attack

China says US sanctions against North Korea will not help, calls situation 'extremely tense'

China warned on Wednesday that new US sanctions targeting Chinese firms linked to North Korea "will not help" cooperation with Beijing in the nuclear crisis.

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Arab states refrain from imposing more measures against Qatar

Four Arab states that cut ties with Qatar are momentarily refraining from imposing more punitive measures against the Gulf state