Trump administration disbands Russian assets seizure taskforce
Attorney General Pam Bondi disbands KleptoCapture task force, redirecting Justice Department resources from Russian sanctions enforcement to fighting drug cartels.
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Ukraine arrests $50 million worth of Russian oligarch Deripaska’s assets
Raw materials were stored at a Mykolaiv plant previously owned by Deripaska and were prepared for re-exporting to Russia via the EU.
LRT: German duty-free operator continues luxury goods supply to Russia
Gebr. Heinemann, running shops in Lithuanian airports, continues supplies to Russia through companies controlled by Russian oligarchs, while claiming compliance with EU sanctions.
Sanctioned Russian billionaires continue to profit despite restrictions
Russian billionaires, many with close ties to Putin, have received $11.3 billion in dividends as companies resume payouts amid Russia's economic rebound. Top earners include sanctioned individuals who have found ways to circumvent restrictions and redirect exports.
Majority of Russian billionaires see wealth increase in 2023, Bloomberg index shows
The ranking shows 25 Russian billionaires among the world's 500 most affluent, with a combined wealth increase of $38.575 bn in 2023, despite only three seeing a decrease
Investigation: pro-Putin German journalist received $ 660k from Russia
An investigation found prominent reporter Hubert Seipel, who reliably backed Kremlin narratives, was funded by an oligarch with ties to Putin's personal finances.
Ukraine nears breakthrough in confiscating EU-based Russian assets
Ukraine is nearing a landmark confiscation of Russian oligarchic money in a company posing as Dutch, potentially opening the door to confiscation of other Russian assets in the West, a total of $300 bn that could be used to rebuild Ukraine.
Unauthorized Russian companies pay Russian soldiers to fight in Ukraine – Investigation
Russian oligarchs’ companies that are not under sanctions fictitiously employ Russia soldiers and pay them for fighting in Ukraine.
Making the Kremlin pay: five steps for Ukraine and the world to seize Russian assets
Do Russian assets constitute a potential source of compensation for damages and losses incurred in Ukraine? In our…
Russian oligarch profits from occupation of Ukraine while maintaining US ties – media
Aleksey Repik, who is profiting from state contracts to develop the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol, which Russia bombed…
The $ 300 billion question: Why the West does not confiscate Russian frozen assets despite Ukraine war
At the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the EU and US imposed several packages of sanctions on Russia,…
Putin’s pal profits from Kyiv mall financing Russian military – journo investigation
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC)…
US attorney general allows first transfer of Russian oligarch’s confiscated assets to Ukraine
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on 3 February that the frozen assets of a Russian oligarch will…
Ukraine seizes USD 870,000 of sanctioned Russian oligarch Deripaska
Ukraine has seized UAH 32 million ($870,000) of Ukraine’s largest producer of metallurgical alumina and aluminum hydroxide, owned…
Russian oligarchs moved assets before Russian invasion of Ukraine to evade sanctions – US Treasury
Ekonomichna Pravda reports, citing the findings from the FinCEN report (the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the bureau within…
Ukraine seizes $54 million worth of assets of Russian oligarch Usmanov
A Ukrainian court has seized $54 million worth of property belonging to pro-Kremlin oligarch Alisher Usmanov, Ukraine’s Security…
Western cultural institutions should redirect Russian oligarch money to programs helping Ukraine
In 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Sadly, this invasion is only the latest eruption in Russia’s igniting a continuous…
The post-Soviet oligarchy and how it shaped national state politics | 30 Years of Freedom, p.2
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia Van Voren: Of course, you have a number of Lithuanians who managed quite cleverly to…
“Holocaust Disneyland” on mass graves in Kyiv – result of weak national memory policy
The museum is planned to be built in Babyn Yar, where the largest executions were committed by Nazi…
Russian oligarchs in Europe: soccer, churches, and working for the Kremlin
Vadim Novinsky One of the key figures opposing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church independence in Ukraine is Russian oligarch…