Sentence examples for expansion sanctions from inspiring English sources
Because Putin, unlike Yeltsin, is refusing to play ball any more on the things that matter such as Nato expansion, sanctions on Iran, Syria etc.
The European Union's chief foreign policy official, in Washington for talks, said that the group's 27 member nations were also considering a significant expansion of sanctions.
Regarding Iran, the expansion of sanctions is the latest step to try to increase pressure on the government, which is suspected of trying to develop atomic weapons under the cover of its declared civilian nuclear energy program.
In an apparent reference to China, Pyongyang's ally, which has resisted the expansion of sanctions, Russel also said the planned rocket launch "would be an unmistakable slap in the face" to those who have backed "patience and dialogue" with the North rather than sanctions.
That said, Gazprom warned on Tuesday that any further expansion of sanctions against Russia would start to affect its business and its share price.
The U.N. Security Council moved quickly to label the test as "a clear threat to international peace and security," paving the way for an expansion of sanctions.
The 15-member U.N. Security Council said at the time of North Korea's test that it would begin working on significant new measures in response, a threat diplomats said could mean an expansion of sanctions.
From May 2011 to January 2013 Nephew served as the Director for Iran on the National Security Staff where he was responsible for managing a period of intense expansion of U.S. sanctions on Iran.
A better explanation was hinted at by a senior official who said the administration did not want to act without the European Union, which announced its own minimalist sanctions expansion Monday.
Microsoft asked a federal judge for a four-month delay of remedy hearings (scheduled to begin in March), because the states that have refused to settle are seeking a "dramatic expansion" of possible sanctions.
