U.S. sanctions on Russia News

Zurich Insurance to Stop Insuring Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Project: Sources

Zurich Insurance Group will drop out of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project in the face of looming U.S. sanctions against European companies that support construction of the $11 billion gas pipeline, two sources familiar with the situation said. The U.S. …

Zurich Insurance Emphasizes Compliance Standards as U.S. Eyes Nord Stream Sanctions

Zurich Insurance Group emphasized its compliance standards on Wednesday while declining to comment specifically on the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. The U.S. State Department has warned European companies involved in Nord Stream 2 that they risk sanctions …

Russia Expedites Work on Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Before U.S. Tightens Sanctions

Russia is stepping up work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline before the U.S. tightens sanctions against the controversial project designed to feed more natural gas into Germany. Construction of the 1,230-kilometer (764-mile) pipeline reached a milestone on Monday with …

U.S. Sanctions to Target Insurers In Fight Against Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2

The U.S. is drawing up additional sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, the latest obstacle in the path of the 9.5 billion-euro ($11.2 billion) Russia-to-Germany link that’s been halted almost a year. House and Senate negotiators …

Citing U.S. Sanctions, Insurers Won’t Cover Ships For Russia, Turkey Pipelines Projects

The world’s largest group of shipping insurers will not insure vessels involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream gas pipeline projects because of the threat of U.S. sanctions. Associations belonging to the International Group of P&I Clubs, including …

Investors, Insurers Warned of Risk of U.S. Sanctions for Russian Pipeline Ties

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could face sanctions as the Trump administration seeks to curb the Kremlin’s economic leverage over Europe and Turkey. Pompeo told a …

Russia Aims to Complete Nord Stream Gas Pipeline, Despite U.S. Objections

Russia’s Gazprom PJSC has made a request with the Danish government to deploy new vessels in the Baltic Sea for work on the disputed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Denmark’s environmental protection agency said. The application is the latest signal …

Senators Seek to Expand U.S. Sanctions to Insurance for Russia-Europe Pipeline

U.S. senators will announce a bill this week expanding sanctions on Russia’s Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 project, Senate aides said, targeting a pipeline Washington says will make Europe too reliant on Russian gas. The Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act …

Russian Industrial Plants Turn to State Reinsurer to Take More Risk after U.S. Sanctions

Dozens of industrial plants in Russia have turned to the state’s reinsurance company for cover after an extension of U.S. sanctions made it difficult to get reinsurance elsewhere, the head of that firm told Reuters. The Russian National Reinsurance Co. …

Russia Delays Proposal to Criminalize Compliance with U.S Sanctions

Russian lawmakers on Thursday voted to postpone the second reading of a bill being discussed in the lower house of parliament that would make it a crime to comply with Western sanctions on Russia. The lower house said it would …