Italian Politicians and Big Business Bought into Russian Occupation of Crimea
Italian far-right politicians and businessmen accepted sponsored trips to Crimea arranged by a Russian influence group,...
Sanctions
Credit Suisse Banked Abramovich Fortune Held in Secret Offshore Companies
Credit Suisse loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to Abramovich’s offshore companies, which used U.S. stocks as...
Croatia Investigates Disappearance of Yacht Linked to Russian Oligarch
Croatian authorities launched on Friday a criminal investigation into the disappearance of a luxury yacht from an Adriatic...
U.S. Hits Wagner Group with New Sanctions to Help Ukraine
The U.S. hit Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military company that has been fighting the war in Ukraine, with new sanctions...
Ex-FBI Agent Accused of Aiding Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
U.S. prosecutors accused a former FBI counterintelligence agent and a court interpreter of attempting to have sanctions...
U.S. Offers $10 Million for Information on Hezbollah Financiers in Guinea
The U.S. is offering up to US$10 million for information on Hezbollah’s financial networks in the West African country of...
US Sanctions Suppliers of Iranian UAVs Used to Attack Ukraine
The United States sanctioned Friday Iranian drone manufacturers who have provided Russia with their unmanned aerial vehicles...
Canada Poised to Redistribute Russian Assets to Help Rebuild Ukraine
Canada stands poised to seize US$26 million in assets from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and distribute the funds...
Russian Asset Tracker
Abramovich Had Secret Partnership with Kremlin in Major Forestry Company
Lawyers for Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich argue he should not be sanctioned because his ties to the Kremlin are weak,...
Traders Are Sneaking Banned Russian and Belarusian Wood Into the EU By Pretending It’s From Central Asia
Not long after imposing sanctions on wood imports from Russia and Belarus, Europe saw an influx of wood supposedly coming...
What Will Viktor Bout Do Next?
When Viktor Bout was at the top of his game, he was the biggest arms dealer in the world, operating an air freight empire...
Syria’s Newest Mobile Operator Has A Hidden Link to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Syria’s licensing of a third mobile operator, Wafa Telecom, looked like another effort by authorities to seize control of...