blockade

Example Sentences

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While traffic has almost returned to normal, some petrol stations that closed at the start of the blockade have not yet reopened, AFP journalists reported.

From Barron's

Since the Russian blockade began last February, Ukraine has explored ways to export more of its crops overland into Eastern and Central Europe.

From New York Times

But EU diplomats in Brussels said that, behind closed doors, Hungary had made clear the main reason for its blockade was Ukraine's blacklisting of the OTP bank.

From Reuters

Asked whether a blockade of Ukraine’s coast or more attacks on its ports could follow any withdrawal from the agreement, Gatilov said Russian authorities were “considering all possible scenarios if the deal is not extended.”

From Washington Times

It also has to keep services running for Gaza's population under a crippling Israeli blockade.

From BBC