EU agrees on 8th package of sanctions against Russia

The European Union approved the 8th package of sanctions against Russia. This was reported in the European Commission. “The European Commission welcomes today’s agreement of EU member states on the 8th package of sanctions. We will never agree to Putin’s fake referendums and any annexation in Ukraine. We are determined to continue making the Kremlin […]
In Italy, 11 villas of the Russian billionaire Kantor have been seized

Vyacheslav Kantor The Italian authorities have seized eleven villas, the actual owner of which is billionaire Vyacheslav Kantor, reports the Italian publication L’Unione Sarda . In the publications, Kantor was called a businessman close to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. This is, in particular, real estate on the island of Sardinia, bought by a […]
The Federal Republic of Germany will not advocate the easing of sanctions against the Russian Federation, despite difficulties in the energy sector

Germany, despite the difficulties in the energy sector, does not intend to facilitate the weakening of sanctions against Russia, Western media reported with reference to the representative of the German government, Steffen Hebestreit. “We have difficult months ahead of us (…). But it is clear that we stand firmly on the side of Ukraine and […]
Restrictions on issuing tourist visas to Russians

The Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, is in favor of restricting the issuance of tourist visas to Russians at the European level. Yle writes about it “It is wrong that while Russia is waging an aggressive, brutal aggressive war in Europe, Russians can live a normal life, travel around Europe, be tourists. This is […]
Josep Borrell says the West needs to be patient and Russia will be isolated

Josep Borrell says the West needs to be patient and Russia will be isolated Russia hit ‘hard’ On Friday, Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, told DW that sanctions are hitting Russia “hard.” “The Russian economy is decreasing by 10%,” Borrell said. “They will suffer the biggest recession since the World War or the end of the […]
Western countries are considering the idea of lifting sanctions against Russian businessmen in exchange for assistance to Ukraine

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland BERLIN (AP) — Western allies are considering whether to allow Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions and using the money to rebuild Ukraine, according to government officials familiar with the matter. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed the idea at […]
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law on sanctions related to the assets of individuals

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed the Law “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Effectiveness of Sanctions Related to the Assets of Individuals”, which was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on May 12, 2022. The law establishes a new type of sanctions in the form of recovery in the state […]
Graham, Blumenthal Introduce Resolution on Russian State Sponsorship of Terrorism

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) introduced a Senate resolution affirming that the United States Senate views the actions of the government of the Russian Federation, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, as sponsoring acts of terrorism, and calls on the Secretary of State to designate the Russian Federation […]
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Launch of Task Force KleptoCapture

Task Force Will Surge Federal Law Enforcement Resources to Hold Accountable Corrupt Russian Oligarchs. On March 2, 2022 Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the launch of Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement task force dedicated to enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures that the United States has imposed, along with […]