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Sanctions
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Protest at Cadbury World denounces Mondelez’s financial contribution to Russiaʼs wartime budget
In February 2024, the СEO of Mondelez claimed that investors do not "morally care" about its continued operations in Russia
Bloomberg: EU leaders to call for new sanctions on Belarus, North Korea, Iran
EU leaders will next week call for new sanctions targeting Belarus, North Korea, and Iran over their alleged role in helping Russia conduct its war against Ukraine.
Ukraine calls on FATF to impose stronger measures on Russia amid escalating threats to global financial system
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), addressing Russia’s risks to the global financial system, expressed concerns about Moscow’s…
UK’s Sunak calls for bolder seizure of frozen Russian assets, two years into war
The G7 countries have access to nearly $300 billion of Russian reserves frozen two years ago. However, they have not used them to pay for Ukraine's aid yet.
G7 vows to uphold sanctions, crack down on third countries, keep Russian assets frozen
The EU moves against loopholes in sanctions enabling western defense technology to enter Russia
Closing loopholes: the key to crippling Russia’s oil and gas profits
Tighter enforcement and expansion of sanctions on Russian fossil fuels could cause the Kremlin's profits to plummet up to 50% by 2030, according to the IEA.
Russian fuel purchased by the EU brought Putin EUR 1.1 billion in direct tax revenues last year — report
The fuel entered the EU through Turkish and Indian refineries due to a loophole in sanctions.
EU adopts 13th package of sanctions against Russia
The EU took aim at Russian military supply chains in third countries like China and Turkey, sanctioning 27 companies that "directly support Russia's military and industrial complex." New sanctions also directly target an additional 106 Russian individuals and 88 entities, bringing the total above 2000 facing penalties.
British tech fuels Russia’s war machine in Ukraine
Sky News has discovered that Russia is importing British high-tech equipment and components through third countries, despite Western sanctions.
Politico: EU seeks action to stop illegal exports of Western goods to Russia
The European Commission has notified EU countries of the problem of illegal exports to Russia, which has been exploiting sanctions loopholes to fuel its war machine.
US imposes sanctions on key procurement network supporting Iran’s missile and UAV programs
The US sanctions target four entities based in Iran and Hong Kong, designated for facilitating supplies to sanctioned Iranian military organizations.
EU extends sanctions against Russia over Ukraine invasion
The EU has renewed its economic sanctions against Russia, which were first imposed in 2014.
Insider: GRU officer in Brussels funnels military exports to Russia
Just steps from the EU capital, a Russian GRU veteran and sons mastermind a scheme to keep Russia's military machine rolling with banned Western equipment
FT: Russia still imports one-third of essential war tech from Western companies
This is one of the downsides to western companies outsourcing production to Asian countries with more lenient export controls
Russian billionaire family exploits EU sanctions loopholes to support Russian military – investigation
KAMAZ, a Russian truck manufacturer supplying vehicles for Russia's war against Ukraine, acquires spare parts from Austria through relatives of its owner Sergey Kogogin, who are still not subject to EU sanctions
EU imposes sanctions on Russia’s Alrosa, world’s largest diamond mining company
The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia’s state-owned diamond company “Alrosa” and its CEO Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev in…
Block Western CNCs, then Russia’s arsenal fails
Advanced western machine tools that can automatically cut out any high-precision metal part are a gaping hole in the West's sanctions on Russia's war machine
Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on Russian individuals, companies operating in occupied territories of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees on personal sanctions targeting eight Russian individuals and 51 legal entities…
Insider: Western companies supply spare parts for Russian tanks
The Insider's investigation exposes a global supply chain supporting Russia's military enterprises.
Japan expands sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine
In response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Japan has expanded sanctions, targeting additional firms and entities, including export bans beyond Russia and its ally Belarus.