Sentence examples for demanding sanctions from inspiring English sources

Negotiations over the North's nuclear program have largely stalled, with Pyongyang demanding sanctions relief after halting weapons tests and Washington repeatedly saying the restrictions would remain in place until North Korea is nuclear free.

His government has been one of the toughest in the EU in demanding sanctions against Russia over Moscow's support for the uprising in eastern Ukraine.

Indigenous rights and consumer rights activists are demanding sanctions against Coca-Cola Mexico for an advertisement in which a group of pale-skinned and obviously affluent young people roll into an indigenous town to build a Christmas tree for wide-eyed locals.

Finland was the first to demand sanctions against Libya; Cyprus and Malta the last to agree.

The sports minister, Valérie Fourneyron, described Anelka's gesture as a "shocking and sickening provocation", and on Sunday her rightwing predecessor, Chantal Jouanno, demanded sanctions against the 34-year-old French striker.

Uruguay Coach Daniel Passarella was furious over not having his full squad together for training sessions over the weekend, and Chile has demanded sanctions against Lazio of Italy, claiming that Lazio refused to let Marcelo Salas travel to Santiago for training last week and then kept him on the bench during Saturday's match against Roma.

The United States wanted to keep the Council from enacting any resolution Israel could not accept because this would put it in violation of a Council order and might prompt other members to demand sanctions just as the Council is imposing on Iraq for ignoring its order to give up Kuwait.

During the Sejm of 1662 some military representatives demanded sanctions and punishments to be levied on him.

Here's a best-case scenario: After Trump announces his decision, Congress, instead of demanding new sanctions, endorses negotiations to improve the deal, perhaps with additional sanctions authority to give the president more leverage.

His request remains, to my knowledge, the only example of a government demanding that sanctions be imposed on its own country.

Israel is already demanding tougher sanctions, and its Likud-led government argues that Israel cannot make progress with the Palestinians until the Iranian threat is lifted.