EU EU sanctions against Roman Abramovich are based on fame rather than evidence, lawyer claimsAbramovich was placed on the EU sanctions list for his alleged links to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president
War in Ukraine European Commission queries sale of Irish aircraft to RussiaEU sanctions ban sale of planes to Russian firms, but state airline claims it bought ten Boeing 777s
Editorial: West’s punishing sanctions against Putin are 21st-century tools of warThe steps that Europe and the US are taking to shut Russia out of the global financial system could not only hobble Putin’s plans, but bring the country to financial ruin
Marion McKeone: Joe Biden is in a bind as Russia ratchets up the pressure in UkraineThe US president has made it clear that war will not be declared on its rival superpower, but this leaves him with increasingly few options as the carnage continues in Ukraine
Ian Guider: Fallout on Aughinish mustn’t tempt us to ease off on sanctions against RussiaThe sanctions were always going to have an impact beyond Russia but all countries must stand firm for them to work
Sanctions against Russia likely to fail, says renowned economistUS sanctions failed to achieve their aims against the likes of Venezuela, Iran and North Korea, says Columbia university professor Jeffrey Sachs
Brian Keegan: Ukraine invasion has made a fast, decisive union out of slow, bureaucratic EURegardless of the outcome of Russia’s illegal war, there has been a profound, and perhaps permanent, change of mindset in the European approach
