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The U.S. Department of the Treasury prohibited Russia from making debt payments with funds subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

Sanctions do not preclude payments on Russian sovereign debt at this time, provided Russia uses funds outside of U.S. jurisdiction. However, Russia is a global financial pariah — and it will now nee...

The USA offers commitment to supporting sectors essential to humanitarian activities.

The USA ensures the availability of basic food and agricultural products, safeguards access to medicines and medical devices, and enables telecommunications services to support the flow of information...

The USA imposes blocking sanctions on two major Russian financial institutions

The USA will impose full blocking sanctions on two major Russian state-owned financial institutions that provide crucial services, essential to financing the Kremlin and the Russian military (Vnesheco...

The USA through the Secretary of the Treasury determined that any institution in the financial services sector of the Ru...

Over 80% of Russia’s daily foreign exchange transactions globally are in U.S. dollars and roughly half of Russia’s international trade is conducted in dollars. With this action,no Russian financia...

USDA Announces Plans for $250 Million Investment to Support Innovative American-made Fertilizer to give US Farmers more ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing it will support additional fertilizer production for American farmers to address rising costs, including the impact of Putin’s price hike on f...

The United States bans the import of Russian seafood, diamonds and vodka./n

The US is taking further steps to punish Russia by banning the import of products from "flagship sectors" of the Russian economy and also banning the export of luxury goods to Russia from the US.

USDA Announces American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment to Benefit Underserved Farmers, Ranchers and Forest ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of applications for the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program, aimed at providing technical support to historical...

UN: Emergency appeal for emergency food and agricultural livelihoods assistance in support of Ukraine

The United Nations (UN) Flash Appeal seeks to provide food and agricultural livelihoods assistance and cash for urgent needs to some 2.8 million people in a bid to avert a food security crisis there, ...

The United States imposes new restrictions on Russian Agricultural Bank/n

It involves curbing all its transactions in the international market, the provision of financing and other operations.

Biofuel Producer Relief Payments Program

This program authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to U.S.-based producers of advanced, cellulosic, or conventional biofuel, biomassbased diesel, or renewable fuel to offset unexpec...

US-EU Collaboration Platform on Agriculture

A new chapter in transatlantic agricultural cooperation began in November 2021 when Secretary Vilsack and European Union Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski launched the Collaboration Platfo...

Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate

The Agricultural Innovation Initiative for Climate (AIM for Climate) was officially launched on November 2, 2021 during COP26 by the United States and the United Arab Emirates, along with 31 countries...