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Ovsyannikov Family on Trial in UK for Sanctions Violations
Dmitry Ovsyannikov, former governor of Sevastopol, and his family are on trial in London's Southwark Crown Court for violating UK sanctions and money laundering; the court is examining \£76,000 transferred to a UK bank account, a Mercedes purchase, and tuition payments made while under sanctions.
Ovsyannikov Family on Trial in UK for Sanctions Violations
Dmitry Ovsyannikov, former governor of Sevastopol, and his family are on trial in London's Southwark Crown Court for violating UK sanctions and money laundering; the court is examining \£76,000 transferred to a UK bank account, a Mercedes purchase, and tuition payments made while under sanctions.
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52% Bias Score
EU Lifts Sanctions on Four Russian Citizens After Hungary Threat
The European Union lifted sanctions on four Russian citizens, including Alisher Usmanov's sister, after Hungary threatened to veto the renewal of sanctions on over 2,400 individuals due to concerns about complicating peace negotiations; the EU requires unanimous votes for sanctions renewal.
EU Lifts Sanctions on Four Russian Citizens After Hungary Threat
The European Union lifted sanctions on four Russian citizens, including Alisher Usmanov's sister, after Hungary threatened to veto the renewal of sanctions on over 2,400 individuals due to concerns about complicating peace negotiations; the EU requires unanimous votes for sanctions renewal.
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56% Bias Score
North Korea's Lazarus Group Linked to Record $1.5 Billion Crypto Theft
The FBI has linked North Korea's Lazarus Group to a $1.5 billion cryptocurrency theft from the Bybit exchange, marking the largest cryptocurrency heist ever recorded and highlighting the group's history of large-scale cyberattacks used to finance North Korea's weapons program.
North Korea's Lazarus Group Linked to Record $1.5 Billion Crypto Theft
The FBI has linked North Korea's Lazarus Group to a $1.5 billion cryptocurrency theft from the Bybit exchange, marking the largest cryptocurrency heist ever recorded and highlighting the group's history of large-scale cyberattacks used to finance North Korea's weapons program.
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Chip Expert's Contact with Russian SVR Revealed
A former employee of ASML and NXP, detained in the Netherlands for allegedly stealing trade secrets, had contact with Russia's SVR intelligence service, aiming to establish a chip factory in Russia using stolen information, according to an AIVD report received by the Public Prosecution Service on De...
Dutch Chip Expert's Contact with Russian SVR Revealed
A former employee of ASML and NXP, detained in the Netherlands for allegedly stealing trade secrets, had contact with Russia's SVR intelligence service, aiming to establish a chip factory in Russia using stolen information, according to an AIVD report received by the Public Prosecution Service on De...
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40% Bias Score
230 Western Tankers Fuel Russia's Sanctions-Evading 'Shadow Fleet'
An investigation revealed that 230 tankers previously owned by US and European companies, including 11 from Germany, now form over one-third of Russia's 'shadow fleet,' facilitating oil exports despite sanctions, generating billions in profit for their former owners since the beginning of Russia's f...
230 Western Tankers Fuel Russia's Sanctions-Evading 'Shadow Fleet'
An investigation revealed that 230 tankers previously owned by US and European companies, including 11 from Germany, now form over one-third of Russia's 'shadow fleet,' facilitating oil exports despite sanctions, generating billions in profit for their former owners since the beginning of Russia's f...
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40% Bias Score
Integral's Sanctions Evasion Fuels Russian Missile Production
The Belarusian company Integral circumvents sanctions by using intermediary companies to obtain Western-made equipment and chemical materials for producing microchips used in Russian missiles, resulting in a massive profit increase.
Integral's Sanctions Evasion Fuels Russian Missile Production
The Belarusian company Integral circumvents sanctions by using intermediary companies to obtain Western-made equipment and chemical materials for producing microchips used in Russian missiles, resulting in a massive profit increase.
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36% Bias Score
Russia's Shadow Fleet: Circumventing Sanctions and Risking Environmental Catastrophe
To bypass sanctions on its oil exports, Russia utilizes a shadow fleet of at least 1089 tankers (75% of the opaque market), often lacking insurance and operating under flags of convenience, increasing the risk of oil spills; as of February 2025, the EU, UK, and US have sanctioned 153, 133, and 183 t...
Russia's Shadow Fleet: Circumventing Sanctions and Risking Environmental Catastrophe
To bypass sanctions on its oil exports, Russia utilizes a shadow fleet of at least 1089 tankers (75% of the opaque market), often lacking insurance and operating under flags of convenience, increasing the risk of oil spills; as of February 2025, the EU, UK, and US have sanctioned 153, 133, and 183 t...
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40% Bias Score
US Seizes Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex, Charges Administrators with Money Laundering
The US Secret Service seized the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, charging its two administrators, Aleksej Besciokov and Aleksandr Mira Serda, with a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme involving over \$96 billion in crypto transactions since 2019, linked to ransomware, hacking, nar...
US Seizes Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex, Charges Administrators with Money Laundering
The US Secret Service seized the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, charging its two administrators, Aleksej Besciokov and Aleksandr Mira Serda, with a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme involving over \$96 billion in crypto transactions since 2019, linked to ransomware, hacking, nar...
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40% Bias Score
US Seizes Venezuelan Plane, Underscoring Sanctions Enforcement
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the seizure of a Venezuelan plane used by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to evade sanctions and launder money, confiscated in the Dominican Republic in September and owned by PDVSA, highlighting the US commitment to holding the Maduro regime accountable.
US Seizes Venezuelan Plane, Underscoring Sanctions Enforcement
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the seizure of a Venezuelan plane used by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to evade sanctions and launder money, confiscated in the Dominican Republic in September and owned by PDVSA, highlighting the US commitment to holding the Maduro regime accountable.
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48% Bias Score
WSJ Report on Russia-Turkey Transfer Sparks Debate Over Sanctions and Geopolitics
The Wall Street Journal reported a $2 billion transfer from Russia to Turkey via U.S. banks, raising sanctions evasion concerns; Turkish journalists countered, suggesting the report aimed to damage Turkey-U.S. relations, citing the inclusion of MİT chief Ibrahim Kalın's photo and lack of evidence. T...
WSJ Report on Russia-Turkey Transfer Sparks Debate Over Sanctions and Geopolitics
The Wall Street Journal reported a $2 billion transfer from Russia to Turkey via U.S. banks, raising sanctions evasion concerns; Turkish journalists countered, suggesting the report aimed to damage Turkey-U.S. relations, citing the inclusion of MİT chief Ibrahim Kalın's photo and lack of evidence. T...
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56% Bias Score
EU to Impose 16th Sanctions Package Against Russia on Anniversary of Ukraine Invasion
The European Union will impose its 16th sanctions package against Russia on February 24, 2025, targeting imports of aluminum and LNG, imposing duties on certain nitrogen fertilizers, disconnecting 15 more banks from SWIFT, restricting dual-use goods and technologies, and prohibiting the supply of ga...
EU to Impose 16th Sanctions Package Against Russia on Anniversary of Ukraine Invasion
The European Union will impose its 16th sanctions package against Russia on February 24, 2025, targeting imports of aluminum and LNG, imposing duties on certain nitrogen fertilizers, disconnecting 15 more banks from SWIFT, restricting dual-use goods and technologies, and prohibiting the supply of ga...
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36% Bias Score
Integral's Sanctions Evasion Fuels Russian Missile Production
A Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) report reveals that Integral, a Belarusian company, supplies microchips for Russian missiles using Western-made equipment and materials, circumventing sanctions via a network of intermediaries and generating significant profits; between March 2022 and June 202...
Integral's Sanctions Evasion Fuels Russian Missile Production
A Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) report reveals that Integral, a Belarusian company, supplies microchips for Russian missiles using Western-made equipment and materials, circumventing sanctions via a network of intermediaries and generating significant profits; between March 2022 and June 202...
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36% Bias Score
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