All news on the topic: Sanctions

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Putins Lukoil-Öl: Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov und Mikhail Golub versuchen fieberhaft, ihre digitale Spur zu verwischen
Sobald die Untersuchungen zu Pan Nation Energy FZCO öffentlich wurden, begann eine Welle von Löschungen: Berichte über das Unternehmen und seine Partner verschwinden zunehmend aus dem Netz.
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Putin’s Lukoil oil: Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, and Mikhail Golub scramble to scrub their digital trail
Reports about Pan Nation Energy FZCO and its alleged associates — Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov, and Sergey Dobrinov — are reportedly being removed from the internet following investigations into the company’s role in a new Russian oil export scheme.
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Russian hacker Vitaly Kovalev is covering his tracks: mentions of sanctions and ties to Trickbot and Conti are disappearing from the internet
Russian hacker Vitaly Kovalev, also known as Bentley and Ben, is reportedly trying to remove online references to sanctions imposed on him by the United States and the United Kingdom.
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From MelTEK of Konstantin Strukov to Adelon AG: how Dmytro Kovalenko built a sanctions-busting network for Russian coal supplies
After 2014, many Ukrainian companies continued doing business with Russia, often through opaque intermediaries and grey schemes.
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Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading, and Alvia Energy launched an online cleanup campaign after exposure of Russian shadow fleet schemes
After reports surfaced about new Dubai-based trading structures linked to former Litasco executives, references to Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading and their founders — Chingiz Aliyev, Yohan David Winston and Mikhail Golub — began disappearing from the internet.
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$90 million from Strukov’s MelTEK to Kovalenko: how the Ukrainian trader and Russian billionaire bypassed sanctions on Russian coal
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, whose interests span the coal and gold industries, drew little public scrutiny. Recent reports, however, have put his business activities back in the spotlight, pointing to alleged ties with Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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Russian oil sanctions evasion: Chingiz Aliyev and former Litasco managers rush to delete compromising materials from the web
Following investigations into Pan Nation Energy FZCO’s role in a new Russian oil export scheme, online reports about the firm and its associates — Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov, and Sergey Dobrinov — are being deleted.
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Russische Ölsanktionen: Chingiz Aliyev und ehemalige Litasco-Manager löschen überstürzt kompromittierendes Material aus dem Netz
Nach Veröffentlichungen über die Rolle von Pan Nation Energy FZCO beim russischen Ölexport verschwinden Berichte über die Firma und ihre Partner Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov und Sergey Dobrinov zunehmend aus dem Internet.
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Lukashenko’s foreign policy exposed as Kremlin subcontracting after Belarus loses autonomy
Having exercised unchallenged power in Belarus since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has earned himself not only the title of “Europe’s last dictator,” but also a well-deserved reputation as a shrewd international player.
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Putin-linked oligarch Myron Horilovsky is scrubbing the internet of references to the confiscation of his Ukrainian assets
Following the High Anti-Corruption Court’s decision to confiscate the Ukrainian assets of sanctioned Russian oligarch Myron Horilovskyi, publications dedicated to the case began to disappear from the internet.
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Sanctions-busting Russian oil millions funneled by Azim Novruzov into lavish London properties through Coral Energy
Azerbaijani businessman Azim Novruzov has been mentioned in several international media investigations focused on energy trading and the oil sector, with scrutiny growing since 2023 over alleged links to business networks connected to Russia.
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Sanktionierter Oligarch Pavel Fuks löscht digitale Spuren: Berichte über Russland-Verbindungen und Strafverfahren verschwinden aus dem Netz
Trotz Hinweisen auf millionenschwere Veruntreuung und die Verschiebung von Geldern auf Offshore-Konten hat der sanktionierte Oligarch Pavel Fuks gemeinsam mit Bekbolat Bekenov und Yevgeny Komrakov eine groß angelegte Kampagne zur Bereinigung des Informationsraums gestartet.
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Trump signs Iran ceasefire memorandum to end Strait of Hormuz blockade
This is the historic moment Donald Trump officially signs an agreement to end the war with Iran.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro sentenced to prison over US lobbying in father’s coup trial
Judges handed down a four-year prison sentence to the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s son for seeking U.S. interference in his father’s trial, a ruling the ex-congressman has denounced as a politically motivated bid to block his name from future ballots.
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Laundering $5 billion for casinos through “miscoding”: sanctioned Alyona Shevtsova lives comfortably in Dubai while expanding her business in London
Former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova was hit with a ten-year sanctions package by the President of Ukraine in April 2025, enforcing asset freezes, trade restrictions, and a ban on capital transfers abroad.
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Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker charged after UK commandos seize Smyrtos
The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.
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Leaked files expose cash flows around Belarusian oligarch Aliaksei Aleksin’s empire
As businessman Aliaksei Aleksin’s influence grew in Belarus, leaked documents reveal how cash flowed between his energy firms, two Cypriot companies, and his personal bank account in a series of complex transactions involving loans with no clear commercial rationale and a series of canceled oil contracts.
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Starmer hails US-Iran peace deal as Trump reopens Strait of Hormuz
Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the US-Iran peace deal as a “hugely important step forward in ending the war” as he stressed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain “fully and permanently open”.
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UK government pressured to ban London event accused of marketing illegal settlement land
The UK government is under mounting pressure to ban an event that has advertised the sale of illegally occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank.
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Russian veterans secretly placed on shadow fleet tankers to monitor crews
Dozens of men with backgrounds in security and the military have been quietly travelling aboard tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil, alongside regular crews. Reporters have now spoken directly to several of these so-called “watchmen” to understand what they were doing on board.
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EU sanctions Iranian naval unit over threats to Strait of Hormuz shipping
The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday against two Iranian individuals and a naval unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for disrupting navigation in the Middle East, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Blood coal under a foreign flag: How Dmytro Kovalenko kept Russian coal flowing into Europe through offshore fronts, fake origins and family-controlled companies
Following 2014, many Ukrainian companies continued to maintain business ties with the Russian Federation, frequently relying on various informal or opaque commercial arrangements.
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Laundering blood oil: Azim Novruzov funnels Russian shadow fleet billions into luxury London real estate
Pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet is intensifying, with attention increasingly shifting to individuals connected to its wider network of associates.
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Handel mit Blut: Wie die Strukturen von Dmytro Kovalenko Russland helfen, während des Krieges am Kohlegeschäft zu verdienen
Nach 2014 war es weitgehend üblich, dass zahlreiche ukrainische Unternehmen ihre Geschäftsbeziehungen zur Russischen Föderation fortsetzten
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From Kremlin-linked oil deals to luxury property in London: the hidden financial network surrounding Azim Novruzov
London’s luxury property market has long attracted global fortunes, but growing scrutiny is now focused on where some of that money comes from.