Sentence examples for sanctions in light of from inspiring English sources

Asked about the possibility of further US sanctions in light of this bloody development in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Peskov said he could not rule it out.

The foreign ministers warned that they were ready to consider further sanctions "in light of the evolution of the situation on the ground".

The administration's announcement came on a day when leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations called on Western countries to lift sanctions "immediately" in light of "significant positive developments" in the country.

"It would be advantageous for the EU to soften sanctions against Belarus in light of the sanctions against Russia, to show that if a country's behaviour changes it can gradually return to favour," Lukyanov said.

They added that they supported Western sanctions against Russia in light of the conflict with Ukraine and would like to meet Edward Snowden.

The likelihood that it would vote for sanctions is minimal, even in light of its relatively chilly current relationship with Pyongyang.

"I have determined that additional sanctions are warranted, particularly in light of the deceptive practices of the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks to conceal transactions of sanctioned parties," Obama said in the letter.

White House officials said they were still weighing what additional sanctions they would push for in light of the alleged plot.

In light of sanctions Russia will likely turn towards the Asian market to supply such components, Igor Korotchenko, editor of the National Defence journal, told the newspaper Izvestia.

"The end result will be statements of condemnation and another round of 'tough' sanctions, which are largely placebos in light of expanding North Korean state trading company activities inside of the Chinese national economy".

Other countries such as Russia have met resistance from UK regulators when bidding for assets in the country - a Russian oligarch's bid for North Sea assets was blocked in March in light of sanctions on Russia.