After Revealed Violations, Lithuania Toughens Sanctions Implementation
Since investigative journalists revealed 10 months ago that Lithuanian railways had been used to move Russian and Belarusian...
Sanctions
EU Sanctions World’s Largest Diamond Producer, Russian Alrosa
The European Union imposed on Wednesday sanctions on Russia’s state-owned diamond company and its CEO as part of the 12th...
Central Asian Cotton Powers Russia’s Sanctioned Gunpowder Plants
Sanctions have complicated Russia’s effort to secure foreign-made military technology. But when it comes to sourcing the...
New Sanctions Targeting Human Rights Abusers Globally
Marking the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the West has imposed...
U.S. Seizes Crypto Mixer Linked to North Korean Regime
The U.S. Treasury dismantled Wednesday a virtual currency mixer tied to the Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored cybercriminal...
Cyprus Confidential
Sanctioned Businessman Denied Financial Ties to Kremlin-Linked Oligarch Roman Abramovich — But Leaked Documents Say Otherwise
In a first-of-its-kind legal challenge to overturn his sanctioning in the U.K., businessman Eugene Shvidler argued he did...
Cyprus Confidential
Cyprus Wing of Auditing Giant PwC May Have Breached Sanctions in Work for Oligarch
Leaked documents show staff at PwC Cyprus hurried to restructure companies belonging to Russian oligarchs as the prospect of...
UK Sanctions Gold, Oil Networks Financing Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Great Britain on Wednesday sought to choke off money and materiel keeping Russia’s war against Ukraine going, sanctioning 29...
US Sanctions Bosnian Serb Leader’s Children for Corruption
The U.S. imposed sanctions on the children of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and four companies under their management,...
Dominica: Passports of the Caribbean
Spain’s ‘La Liga’ Soccer League Received Iranian Money Through Shell Company Set Up With Purchased Dominican Passport
Spain’s major soccer league signed a sponsorship contract with Iranian telecom company MTN Irancell. But getting money out...
U.S. Company President Pleads Guilty of Trading with Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
The head of the U.S. company Metalhouse LLC pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit money laundering to promote...
Russia Reaches Out to Latin America in an Effort to Dodge Sanctions
Faced with Western condemnation and hundreds of sanctions following its war on Ukraine, Russia is seeking allies in Latin...