Ukraine does not want Belarus as chairman of diamond watchdog
Ukraine wants to prevent Belarus from becoming the chairman of the international diamond watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP). Ukrainians believe Russia has
Ukraine wants to prevent Belarus from becoming the chairman of the international diamond watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP). Ukrainians believe Russia has
The European Commission wants to ban an additional 7 billion euros worth of Russian imports. Diamonds would not be among them.
Josep Borrell (High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) hopes the 27 member states will decide on
Image: courtesy of Alrosa As a major diamond producer, Russia earns billions of dollars that other nations say help finance war. The
With the crisis in Ukraine causing significant issues to the international supply of natural diamonds, the door has been opened for lab-grown
As far as diamond prices go sanctions imposed against ALROSA only resulted in the smaller gem and near-gem quality goods outperforming other
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there have been increasing calls to curb the trade in Russian diamonds.
The Russia-Ukraine war has adversely affected the livelihood of lakhs of workers of the diamond industry in Gujarat, especially in rural parts
In Antwerp, the supply of diamonds from Russia is stagnating. And what does come is rejected by some customers. “The war in
There’s been a lot of talk about how current sanctions language allows for Russian diamonds “substantially transformed” (i.e., cut and polished) elsewhere