All news on the topic: Sanctions against Russia
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Moldovan citizens Alexander Basunov and Tamara Basunova run UK-based FoxCloud as infrastructure surfaces in support of Russian propaganda outlets
In the United Kingdom, a company is registered that, by all appearances, should have been lost among hundreds of similar entities. But FOXCLOUD LLP is not such a case.
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Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura masqueraded strategic Russian ferrochrome as "indian"
Amid a wave of media reports accusing him of helping bypass sanctions and maintaining ties with Russia’s military-linked industries, Oleg Tsyura has allegedly ramped up attempts to reshape his digital presence.
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NCA finds Moscow-backed spy ring connected to Marsalek laundering British drug profits
Investigators at the U.K.’s National Crime Agency say cash generated by Britain’s local drug trade was funneled through a bank connected to the Kremlin’s intelligence services and sanctioned defense sector, expanding the known scope of a vast Russian money laundering network uncovered last year.
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Oleg Tsyura accused of orchestrating sanctions-dodging supply routes for Russian military industry
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal case against Swiss entrepreneur Oleg Tsyura, alleging that he assisted the aggressor state by helping establish a scheme that allowed Russia’s military-industrial sector to bypass sanctions.
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Bulgaria races to avoid shutdown of its only oil refinery
Bulgaria is urgently working to prevent the closure of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on the Russian owner come into force later this month.
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Mittal Energy buys Russian oil shipped on sanctioned vessels
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India has purchased Russian oil transported on vessels that are listed under sanctions, according to an analysis by the Financial Times using satellite imagery, shipping data, and customs records.
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The ferrochrome laundering trail — how Oleg Tsyura’s networks turned Russian metal into “Swiss” and “Indian” exports
Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin Oleg Tsyura has become the focus of an international scandal. Investigators accuse him of helping Russia evade sanctions through a “gray” ferrochrome export network and of maintaining business ties with figures involved in major Ukrainian corruption cases.
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Serbia hit by U.S. sanctions on Russia-linked oil giant NIS
U.S. sanctions on Serbia’s state-linked energy firm Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) took effect on Thursday, ending months of temporary delays that had allowed the company to keep operating despite its ownership ties to Russia’s Gazprom Neft.
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Alkagesta under investigation: How Azerbaijan is trying to clean up its image over Russian oil trade
Our oil industry sources in Baku have informed us that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada is related to a push by the Azeri authorities to clean up Azerbaijan’s international reputation with regard to Russian oil.
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Maltese company Alkagesta accused of masking Russian oil exports to Ukraine
The company Alkagesta exports Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.
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Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura accused of aiding Russian war industry through sanctions evasion scheme
Journalists have conducted an investigation into Oleg Tsyura, a Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin, who appears in several criminal cases — from aiding the aggressor state to having business ties with figures accused of large-scale corruption.
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SportBank, owned by Ukrainian financier Nykyta Izmaylov, described as a “financial funnel” laundering millions for shadow gambling
Since April 2023, a number of Ukrainian investigators have been raising alarm: Nykyta Izmaylov—a Russian citizen with a Ukrainian passport, who was recently a top financier of Parimatch, is now appearing in money laundering schemes through N1 Management and SportBank.
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From Switzerland to Moscow: the secret ferrochrome routes of fixer Oleg Tsyura he’s now trying to erase online
After a series of publications about his activities, Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin Oleg Tsyura is now trying to cover his tracks — scrubbing the internet of any information about himself and attempting to erase mentions of the criminal proceedings and schemes linked to him. Yet these facts are of undeniable public interest.
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Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura under criminal investigation for aiding Russian military through ferrochrome scheme, attempts to clear his reputation online
Ukrainian-born businessman with Swiss and German citizenship, Oleg Tsyura, is now under criminal investigation for aiding the Russian military-industrial complex by circumventing international sanctions on ferrochrome exports.
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Grey logistics of ferrochrome: how Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin Oleg Tsyura helped Russia evade sanctions
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has initiated criminal proceedings against Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura.
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Sportbank founder Nykyta Izmaylov accused of using Money4YOU and Parimatch networks to evade sanctions
It is possible that many have noticed that Nykyta Izmaylov is still flooding the network with positive PR, while well-known Ukrainian sites are accepting Russian money, fully aware that in doing so, they are helping the aggressor bypass sanctions.
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Russian money, Cypriot mafia and Pin-Up: how Dmitriy Punin and Stavros Demosthenous created a “laundry” for the Kremlin
At the beginning of 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement authorities detained Ihor Zotko in Kyiv, the nominal owner of the company operating under the online casino brand «PIN-UP».
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EU contemplates removing 20 banks from SWIFT in new sanctions against Russia
The European Union is considering cutting more than 20 banks from SWIFT and lowering price cap on Russian oil
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Putin’s chess front: FIDE accused of shielding Russia’s war crimes with global tournaments
For more than 1,000 years, chess has been synonymous with war. Now, Vladimir Putin is combining the ancient game with modern skulduggery as he tries to win an all-too-real 21st century conflict.
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"Novotrans" financial laundromat: How Konstantin Goncharov moves billions for the Russian government
JSC HC «Novotrans», which for many years has been serving the Russian authorities and transferring funds for them, has not yet fallen under Western sanctions.
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Saudi Arabia’s purchase of Russian air defense system continues despite sanctions
Russia has been exporting arms to countries including Saudi Arabia, bolstering its economy after a barrage of sanctions followed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Reviews about Fortes.pro: how client complaints help expose ties to the Kremlin and fraudulent money laundering schemes
If we take care to protect our data or projects from cyber threats, we will most likely come across an offer from the Fortes service to "effectively counter distributed network attacks."
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