Russian businesses are reportedly using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to make international payments. It’s a trend that comes in the wake of legislative changes that permitted...
China is closely studying Russia’s methods of evading sanctions, building strategies to shield its massive economy from potential Western penalties. With lessons ranging from currency shifts...
A string of top officials including the Georgian ambassadors to Italy, the Netherlands and Lithuania have resigned in protest at the move, as well as Deputy...
The measures are a part of the Labour government tightening Britain’s anti-corruption sanctions regime. The United Kingdom has barred Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos and Ukrainian...
On September 19, 2024, the German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) seized the infrastructure of 47 Russian-language no-KYC (Know Your Customer) cryptocurrency exchanges. Dubbed “Operation Final Exchange,”...
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President Vladimir Putin is all but guaranteed to win six more years of power in Russia’s upcoming elections. Opponents – many of them behind bars, exiled...
The European Union’s sanctions evasion clampdown – aimed at stopping countries from inadvertently providing Russia with EU-made technology used in military equipment – should start at...
The European Union is mulling plans to sanction extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank and toughen restrictions on Hamas’ military leadership, according to diplomatic sources....
The European Commission has urged member states to prohibit the entrance of road vehicles that carry a Russian licence plate. The ban is part of the...