Lawyers achieved the reversal of decisions on European sanctions against two Russian oligarchs. But for now, Pyotr Aven and Mikhail Fridman remain under punitive measures, the Guardian reports. The European Court ruled that the Council of the European Union did not provide sufficient evidence to establish the involvement of Peter the oligarchs...
In the fall of 2023, PepsiCo, when searching for a new advertising and PR agency in Ukraine, set a condition: the exclusion of any mention of the war or support for Ukraine and its army in future communications, reports B4Ukraine. “NO: references to war, hostilities, aggression, military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine...
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption of Ukraine (NAPC) has added the American multinational fast food restaurant franchise Subway to its list of international war sponsors. More than 500 of the company’s restaurants continue to operate in the Russian market, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes to the budget of the country, which unleashed…
On November 17, the State Department added to the sanctions list Colonel of the Russian Armed Forces Azatbek Omurbekov - for involvement in the murders of civilians in Bucha and Andreevka (Ukraine) and Corporal of the Russian Armed Forces Daniil Frolkin - for the extrajudicial murder of an unarmed Ukrainian civilian, reports “Voice...
Russian oligarch Alexey Kuzmichev was detained in France on suspicion of tax fraud, money laundering and sanctions violations, Forbes reports. Alexey Kuzmichev was detained in Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera, the BBC reports. Police conducted searches in Saint-Tropez and Paris at properties...
This week, the Kremlin lashed out at the US after it announced plans to transfer millions of dollars of confiscated assets of Russian oligarchs to Ukrainian military veterans. Business Insider writes about this. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this initiative...
Russian companies have received hundreds of thousands of rounds from Western suppliers, including American sniper ammunition, Politico reports. In a 60-second gear review video posted on Telegram, a masked sniper with the Wagner Mercenary Army skull insignia praises the rifle...
The largest Russian airline, Aeroflot, sent an aircraft to Iran for repairs for the first time. All because of the sanctions imposed against Russia, reports RBC. The airliner with registration number RA-73700 flew to Tehran on April 5. Employees of the largest Iranian carrier Mahan Air are going to perform maintenance on the aircraft landing gear...
Aeroflot pilot, captain of the A-320 airliner Andrei Litvinov spoke about the state of civil aviation in Russia and about its prospects, Current Time reports. Russian airlines may suspend flights on Russian regional Sukhoi Superjet airliners due to a shortage of engine spark plugs. They are not...
Two businessmen have been charged with running a money laundering scheme to protect Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, from having his $90 million yacht confiscated. 51 year old…