“Russia must pay price for escalation with new sanctions”
The European Commission wants to ban an additional 7 billion euros worth of Russian imports. Diamonds would not be among them.
Import ban on Russian diamonds may be back on the table
Josep Borrell (High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) hopes the 27 member states will decide on
Antwerp diamond trade drastically scales back business with Russia
“The Antwerp diamond trade has drastically curtailed its trade with Russia in recent months.” So said Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open
‘Maria Adela,’ Russian spy who infiltrated NATO circles
Image: facebook Maria Adela Kuhfeldt Rivera—also known as Maria Adela or Adela Serein—had what investigative publication Bellingcat called “an exotic backstory.”
Russia Fights Efforts to Declare It an Exporter of ‘Blood Diamonds’
Image: courtesy of Alrosa As a major diamond producer, Russia earns billions of dollars that other nations say help finance war. The
The Perfect Storm? Lab-created diamond jewellery report
With the crisis in Ukraine causing significant issues to the international supply of natural diamonds, the door has been opened for lab-grown
State of the Diamond Industry
The diamond industry is undergoing fundamental disruption as political, economic and social forces break the supply chain, reduce demand, and shift consumer
Russian blood diamond not on agenda at Kimberley Process meeting
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there have been increasing calls to curb the trade in Russian diamonds.
Gujarat’s diamond industry hit hard by Russia-Ukraine war
The Russia-Ukraine war has adversely affected the livelihood of lakhs of workers of the diamond industry in Gujarat, especially in rural parts
Antwerp diamond trade dries up: ‘There is no plane bringing Russian stones’
In Antwerp, the supply of diamonds from Russia is stagnating. And what does come is rejected by some customers. “The war in