A new era characterized by multipolarity has been taking shape, the Russian foreign minister told RT New centers of global economic growth have emerged to rival the West, and are seizing opportunities to cooperate and strengthen ties, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RT on Wednesday.

The latest batch of restrictions will include a ban on diamonds and tightening the oil-price cap The European Commission has accepted proposals for a 12th package of sanctions on Russia, RBK news outlet reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed EU official.

Forbidden petroleum products have continued to flow to the US military through a Greek refinery, the outlet says The Pentagon is bypassing Washington’s own sanctions against Russia as it continues to buy petroleum products made from its oil, which takes a circuitous route to a US military supplier despite an ongoing embargo, a Washington Post…