UK tight-lipped over Speaker’s UK assets
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London last evening declined to be drawn into discussions around Parliament...
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How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions – POLITICO
Centralization across the EU may sound good on paper, but Laura Aus, deputy head of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit,...
Rethinking EU restrictive measures – POLITICO
Are there unintended consequences to European Union sanctions against Russia? While rocked initially by the restrictions, Russia’s economy has shown...
Seizure of $440M in JPMorgan funds ordered in suit over US-Russia sanctions
A Russian court ordered the seizure of $439.5 million in funds from JPMorgan Chase’s bank accounts in Russia that the...
EU imposes sanctions on extremist settlers over violence in West Bank – POLITICO
The four individuals hit by the sanctions are Meir Ettinger and Elisha Yered — both leading figures of Hilltop Youth...
EU sanctions hilltop youth for human rights abuses in West Bank – Israel News
The European Union announced new sanctions on Friday against four people and two entities that it said were "responsible for serious human rights abuses against Palestinians."The abuses include "torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" and "the violation of right to property and to private and family life of Palestinians in the West Bank," the Council of the EU said in a statement.The listed entities are Lehava, the Jewish extremist group known for campaigns against Jewish-Arab relationships, and what a statement referred to as "Hilltop Youth,"...
Yellen to meet US allies during IMF, World Bank meetings, press China on growth
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet finance ministers from US allies this week to discuss a number of issues,...
Londongrad forever? Why the UK may never seize Russian assets – POLITICO
LONDON ― In politics, reality rarely matches rhetoric. And the reality is Britain will probably never seize Russia’s money. Plenty...
EU’s Russiagate hits German far right – POLITICO
The AfD is just one of several parties in Europe with pro-Russian views. Others include Hungary's Fidesz, France's National Rally,...
Sanctions against the Russian Federation – Russians were banned from conducting business in providing financial services in Europe
Since March 2024, the countries of the European Economic Area have imposed a ban that blocked a number of opportunities...
