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Cyprus police investigate how Russian tycoon moved £1bn on day he was put under sanctions

Cypriot government and EU respond to revelations over apparent role of local companies in helping oligarchs shield wealthThe Cyprus police force is investigating how an oligarch attempted to transfer a £1bn stake in a public company on the day he was placed under EU sanctions, government insiders h...

15/11/2023 19:09 The Guardian
Putin ally wired £3.7m into UK via Cyprus after Ukraine invasion, documents suggest

Petr Aven, a UK-based billionaire who owns a Surrey mansion, is under UK and EU sanctionsHe is a billionaire Russian oligarch who has been closely linked to Vladimir Putin for three decades.And for years Petr Aven also enjoyed the trappings of London high society, as a trustee and donor of the Royal...

15/11/2023 14:00 The Guardian
Cyprus to clamp down as investigation reveals oligarchs moved assets after Ukraine invasion

Biggest ever leak of financial data from Cyprus raises concerns over EU state’s role in managing Russian fortunesCyprus has vowed to tighten controls on its financial sector as an investigation published by the Guardian and its reporting partners reveals oligarchs transferred hundreds of millions...

14/11/2023 16:00 The Guardian
Kim Jong-un closes slate of North Korea’s embassies as sanctions bite

Regime can no longer afford all its diplomatic missions, including some to longtime allies such as Angola where it has maintained ties since 1975While Kim Jong-un basks in the afterglow of his recent visit to Russia, North Korea is scaling back its presence overseas, with reported plans to close alm...

10/11/2023 05:12 The Guardian
Morrison says world should not get ‘suckered into’ Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

This blog is now closed.Israel-Hamas war: live coverageDaylesford pub crash: Victorian community reels over deaths of two children and three adultsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPaterson: ceasefire in Gaza would ‘just allow Hamas to regroup’Turning to th...

06/11/2023 07:52 The Guardian
Albanese offers gentle rebuke over China’s ‘unnecessary barriers to trade’ at Shanghai expo

Australian prime minister pushes the benefits of ‘rules-based trade’ after a period of unilateral sanctions imposed by ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has delivered an implicit re...

05/11/2023 04:37 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 619

US to provide $425m of additional military aid to Ukraine; Russia-appointed governor says nine dead in Ukraine missile attack in KhersonThe US will provide $425m worth of additional arms and equipment to Ukraine for its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion, the Biden administration announced on...

04/11/2023 01:24 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 618

Ukraine claims to have shot down 24 drones but in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kherson, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv are struck; Russia dismisses latest US sanctions as ‘in vain’See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

03/11/2023 09:20 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 616

The UN says Russian strikes are inflicting ‘unimaginable suffering’; Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns against expecting success too quicklySee all our Ukraine war coverageA senior UN official says Russian strikes are inflicting “unimaginable suffering” on the people of Ukraine...

01/11/2023 00:29 The Guardian
French police detain Russian tycoon over alleged financial and sanctions violations

Alfa Bank founder Alexey Kuzmichev was sanctioned by EU for ‘well-established ties’ to Vladimir PutinPolice in France have detained the Russian tycoon Alexey Kuzmichev and raided two of his properties in connection with alleged tax evasion, money laundering and sanctions violations.The French fi...

31/10/2023 13:27 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 604 of the invasion

US-Russian journalist detained in Russia; Ukrainian parliament votes to ban Ukrainian Orthodox ChurchUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he is grateful to Joe Biden for his “strong signal of support”, after speaking to the US president shortly before he gave a rare Oval Office addre...

20/10/2023 13:12 The Guardian
Gove to bring bill banning public bodies from boycotting Israel next week

Exclusive: Bill to be brought for third reading but some Tories say it could heighten community tensionsUK politics live – latest updatesIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesMichael Gove will bring his bill banning British public bodies from boycotting Israel next week in a move that some Conse...

19/10/2023 15:41 The Guardian
Mutual praise, buzzwords plus a few walkouts: Xi and Putin meet in Beijing

Vladimir Putin lauded the success of ‘our Chinese friends’ at global forum, while Xi Jinping spoke out against international sanctions and ‘decoupling’Xi Jinping met his internationally isolated Russian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday against the backdrop of China’s biggest diplomatic...

18/10/2023 04:50 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 602 of the invasion

Ukraine starts using Atacms missiles from US, with Russian-held airfield targeted; $14bn damage toll from destruction of Kakhovka damSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has confirmed that Kyiv used US-provided long-range army tactical missile systems (...

17/10/2023 23:59 The Guardian
Ukrainian general says fighting in north-east has ‘significantly worsened’ – as it happened

Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian forces had regrouped after suffering lossesHere’s a roundup of the key developments from the day so far:Fighting in Avdiivka on the eastern frontline enters a fifth day, as Russia continues to deploy new forces in an attempt to surround the city, according to Vitaliy...

14/10/2023 14:56 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 598 of the invasion

Fighting on the eastern front is ‘a new Russian offensive’See all our Ukraine war coverageFighting in Avdiivka on the eastern frontline enters a fifth day, as Russia continues to deploy new forces in an attempt to surround the city, according to Vitaliy Barabash, the head of its military adminis...

14/10/2023 11:49 The Guardian
U.S. Clamps Down on Russian Oil Sales With New Sanctions

Finance ministers from the Group of 7 pledged more support for Ukraine and condemned Hamas....

12/10/2023 18:27 New York Times
Russia’s Economy Is Increasingly Structured Around Its War in Ukraine

The nation’s finances have proven resilient, despite punishing sanctions, giving it leeway to pump money into its military machine....

09/10/2023 09:02 New York Times
UK government pressed for answers on Sheikh Mansour and Russians

Ukrainian activist urges government to investigate City owner‘Many oligarchs appear to have found home for wealth in UAE’The UK government has been asked to reveal what steps it has taken to investigate whether Manchester City’s owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, assisted wealthy Russi...

06/10/2023 11:56 The Guardian
Queensland police: no disciplinary sanctions in vast majority of excessive force complaints

Annual report shows most allegations that warranted further action last year were dealt with by ‘local management resolution’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 90% of the allegations made agains...

03/10/2023 14:00 The Guardian
Kosovo’s troubles may not have come to a head, but the crisis still festers

Swift western pressure on Serbia to step back from conflict does not resolve the chronic problems of Kosovo’s nationhoodThe signs this weekend suggest that the immediate crisis over Kosovo has been defused. Some Serbian troops are pulling back from the border, and the threat of a return to armed c...

02/10/2023 05:00 The Guardian
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska asks court to render Australia’s sanctions regime invalid

Billionaire is challenging sanctions over his alleged links to Vladimir Putin, describing them as ‘legally unreasonable’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Russian oligarch sanctioned over his alleged li...

01/10/2023 14:00 The Guardian
Slovakia’s Election Could Echo in Ukraine. Here’s What to Expect.

A leader who has railed against NATO and sanctions on Russia appears poised for a strong showing. That could threaten Europe’s unity on support for Ukraine....

30/09/2023 07:29 New York Times
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 584 of the invasion

Russian attack hits Ukrainian infrastructure in west; Putin reaffirms referendums in illegally annexed regionsSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageAn infrastructure site was hit in a Russian attack early on Saturday in the western Ukrainian region of Vinnitsya, the regional governor said. Serhiy B...

30/09/2023 00:53 The Guardian
Axing most winter fuel payments would break Tory manifesto promise, says Labour – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereUK sanctions have been imposed on Russian officials involved in “sham” elections in annexed Ukrainian territory, the Foreign Office has announced.Labour is currently on course to win a majority of 90 in a general el...

29/09/2023 16:30 The Guardian
EU threatens sales bans to block use of western parts in Russian drones

European Commission calls for tougher enforcement by member states to ensure sanctions are not circumventedBrussels has warned European companies and governments that it could ban the sale of certain components to Turkey and other countries from where Iran and Russia are sourcing parts for drones an...

28/09/2023 08:30 The Guardian
Everton owner received £400m from Alisher Usmanov companies, documents suggest

Exclusive: Questions mount over ties between Farhad Moshiri and tycoon, before he was put under sanctionsThe Everton Football Club owner, Farhad Moshiri, received more than £400m from Alisher Usmanov companies in the run-up to the Russian billionaire being placed under sanctions, documents suggest,...

26/09/2023 16:46 The Guardian
Nagorno-Karabakh: EU calls for immediate end to Azerbaijan ‘hostilities’ as ceasefire agreed – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereMarina Kaljurand, the chair of the European parliament’s delegation for relations with the south Caucasus, is calling for the EU to rethink its relationship with Azerbaijan and work to protect Armenian civilians.Kaljurand told us th...

20/09/2023 14:59 The Guardian
Biden confirms release of ‘innocent Americans’ from Iran as five land in Qatar – live

US president also announces new sanctions; freed Americans met by officials in Doha airportFull report: Five Americans released from Iran in $6bn oil money dealThe freed Americans have disembarked at Doha International Airport in Qatar, where they were met by US and Qatari officials, Reuters reports...

18/09/2023 14:56 The Guardian
U.S. Aims New Sanctions at Russian Military Supply Chains

The sanctions are intended to deprive President Vladimir V. Putin of equipment and technology “he needs to wage his barbaric war on Ukraine,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said....

14/09/2023 20:34 New York Times
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