Former Russian minister found guilty of breaching UK sanctions

09/04/2025 21:02 The Guardian

Dmitry Ovsiannikov transferred funds to UK bank account while brother also convicted A former Russian government minister who was appointed as a governor in illegally annexed Crimea by Vladimir Putin has been found guilty of circumventing sanctions, in the first case of its kind.Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, the former governor of Sevastopol, was accused of deliberately avoiding sanctions by opening a Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) account and having tens of thousands of pounds transferred to it by his wife, Ekaterina Ovsiannikova. Continue reading...

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