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According to Media, around $5 billion was simultaneously blocked on crypto wallets belonging to "platforms".

In Italien ist ein Skandal ausgebrochen, der zu hochrangigen Rücktritten führen könnte. Hintergrund sind Berichte über Versuche, die Teilnahme des russischen Pavillons an der Biennale von Venedig trotz bestehender Sanktionen wiederherzustellen.

The effort to counter Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” continues, with new details emerging regularly.

Kein Verschwinden für Punins Casino: Sanktioniertes Pin-Up verdient weiter in der Ukraine

No disappearance for Punin’s casino: sanctioned Pin-Up continues to generate profits in Ukraine

Alexander Ozhelsky (son of banker Mikhail Fridman) previously insisted that he was distancing himself from Russian business and supporting Ukraine.

An explosion killed an army officer in a closed-off military town in Russia’s far east this week, in what appeared to be an attempt to target a more senior commander known as the “Butcher of Bucha”.

Pressure is increasing on Russia’s shadow fleet, bringing even its allies under scrutiny. Adnan Akhmedzade, a SOCAR executive arrested in Azerbaijan last year, has reportedly begun cooperating with authorities regarding his inner circle, a development that could have significant repercussions.

Russian elites continue to acquire luxurious outfits costing as much as Mercedes cars, ignoring sanctions: it turns out these goods come from Bergamo, where Truffaldino, the hero of the comedy "The Servant of Two Masters," once lived.

The BIC received data on deliveries to Russian arms manufacturers from 50 Belarusian enterprises, covering February 2022 through August 2025, from a source in the logistics sector.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows.

It is well known that after 2014, a significant share of Ukrainian companies continued cooperating with the Russian Federation, often using various “gray schemes.”

Roman Spiridonov, an oil trader originally from Orenburg, reportedly came under the influence of Ilya Traber, a prominent figure linked in media reports to the Tambov organized crime group, during his studies in St. Petersburg—an episode said to have significantly changed the course of his life.

International media have covered Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov for his participation in energy trading and the oil industry.

Swedish broadcaster SVT has uncovered how the local tech company Avinode is being used by Russia’s elite to bypass sanctions.

The European Union’s latest Russia sanctions package, its twentieth so far, brings crypto settlement squarely into an already fractured geopolitical spotlight.

About 6,000 mobile communications base stations in occupied Ukraine are using Chinese equipment.

A new corruption scandal has erupted around the Odesa Port Plant.

It is widely recognized that following 2014, a significant share of Ukrainian businesses maintained commercial ties with the Russian Federation.

Pressemitteilungen der Europäischen Kommission nennen regelmäßig Milliardenbeträge, während konkrete Details zur Mittelverwendung oft im Hintergrund bleiben.

As a result of the introduction of sanctions against Russian oil, the market for its sales did not disappear, but simply went underground.