Anti-money laundering watchdog refuses to blacklist Russia as Moscow cozies
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Anti-money laundering watchdog refuses to blacklist Russia as Moscow cozies up to Iran, North Korea

After days of discussions, the world’s leading anti-money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), opted last week not to blacklist Russia despite efforts from Kyiv to sway members to do so over the Kremlin’s increasingly closer ties with blacklisted North Korea and Iran. The FATF, which monitors illicit financial activity like money laundering […]
Moscow court issues arrest warrants for ICC judges involved in
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Moscow court issues arrest warrants for ICC judges involved in Russia-linked cases

A Moscow court ordered an arrest in absentia of Reine Alapini-Gansou, the second vice-president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Nov. 13. The case against Alapini-Gansou was launched under the article of "illegal detention," Mediazona reported without providing additional details. She has also been placed on the wanted […]
Moscow court sentences Ukrainian-born film producer to 8 and a
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Moscow court sentences Ukrainian-born film producer to 8 and a half years in absentia for reporting on Russian war crimes

Moscow's Basmanny district court sentenced Ukrainian film producer Alexander Rodnyansky, on Oct. 21, to 8 and a half years in absentia for "spreading fake information" about the Russian Army. Rodnyansky worked in Russia for decades, and fled after Russia’s full-scale invasion started in 2022. The 63-year-old Oscar-nominated producer was accused of reporting on the shelling […]
Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election
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Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election in attempt to influence results, Moldovan authorities say

Moscow funneled a total of $39 million in a scheme led by a pro-Russian oligarch aimed at influencing election results by paying ordinary citizens to vote against closer ties with the West, the country's national police chief said on Oct. 24. Ilan Shor, a Moldovan-Israeli tycoon, is accused of laundering the money and orchestrating the […]