Cuba: High prices, lines and shortages |

 

In Cuba, the socialist project begun by revolutionary hero and former president Fidel Castro is teetering on the verge of failure. The nation is sinking deeper into crisis, with many people’s daily lives marred by shortages of food, medicine and electricity.

Putin says 'economic blitzkrieg' has failed in anti-West rant

Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, saying the days of a unipolar world led by the United States were over.

If the sanctions aren't working. Why is he complaining about them?  

Russia's economy: Is it crumbling or standing strong?

Sanctions against Russia are already having an effect. Prices are already rising, companies are closing and unemployment is rising. Especially in Russian aviation.

Could Russia evade Western sanctions, benefiting China?

 

Global rise in sanctions: A useless tool? | DW News

 The German government says it's looking at the entire set of instruments it could use in taking action against Moscow over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.

Is a Berlin hostel secretly funding North Korea?

For years, North Korea's embassy in Berlin has stood accused of violating international sanctions by renting out one of its properties to a company that operates a youth hostel inside the building. A UN resolution bans member states from allowing North Korea to use such properties for anything other than diplomatic activities