[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday said it imposed a new round of sanctions on a group of 20 people and firms allegedly involved in a financial facilitation…
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Cyprus president has invited foreign experts to help with Russian sanction evasion investigations
[ad_1] The president of Cyprus says he personally asked an unnamed “third country” to send an experienced team of financial crime experts to help the east Mediterranean island nation with…
Treasury Department’s hunt for Russian oil sanction violators on the seas is intensifying
[ad_1] The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday charged three tankers with violating Russian oil sanctions and earlier this week sent warning letters to 30 shippers covering 100 vessels regarding what…
Swiss government lines up behind EU’s 11th round of sanctions against Russia
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government has lined up with the European Union’s 11th round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The Swiss executive branch decided Wednesday…
Hindenburg Research targets $4.6 billion Kazakh brokerage for allegedly helping Russian oligarchs evade sanctions
[ad_1] Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov in a Freedom office in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Hindenburg Research, the prominent short seller that’s bet against Jack…
Cyprus president declares ‘zero tolerance’ policy on evasion of Russia sanctions
[ad_1] The president of Cyprus has pledged a “zero tolerance” policy toward any Cypriot citizen or company helping to evade international sanctions imposed on Russia following last year’s invasion of…
Cyprus behind on freezing Russian assets, EU official says
[ad_1] The European Union’s commissioner for justice says the bloc’s executive arm wants to delve deeper into why Cyprus has only frozen 100 million euros worth of assets belonging to…
Cyprus seeks more detail from US, UK on sanctioned Cypriots
[ad_1] Cyprus says it is seeking information from the U.S. and Britain on whether 13 Cypriot nationals included in a new round of sanctions targeting the financial networks of two…