The United States has imposed sanctions on an additional 21 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of supporting and carrying out acts of repression following July’s disputed pre

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on 21 more allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for repressing Venezuelans following the country's disputed presidential election.

The United States slapped sanctions on 21 top Venezuelan security and cabinet officials Wednesday, accusing them of a campaign of repression after President Nicolas Maduro's bitterly contested July reelection.

Payment delays in pensions or the military cannot be ruled out. Russian society fears a return to the chaos of the 1990s. Next year, we might see the first signs - says Piotr Dzierżanowski, an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM),

President Vladimir Putin said there isn’t any reason for Russians to panic after the currency fell to its lowest level since the days following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian ruble has dropped to a record low not seen since the early weeks of the conflict in Ukraine. This sharp decline follows the implementation of new U.S. sanctions targeting Russian banks, including Gazprombank,