Lithuania-registered firms used to evade sanctions, gain Western tech access
Actors allegedly linked to Russia, Belarus used Lithuanian businesses to forge ties with foreign firms Lithuanian intelligence services (the State Security Department and the Second Investigation Department) have identified a specific pattern: actors are not necessarily creating new companies, but rather reactivating dormant, low-activity businesses to mask their activities. By doing so, they create a […]
US Lifts Sanctions on Caspian Pipeline Consortium for Kazakh Oil
The United States has lifted sanctions on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), the primary conduit used by Kazakhstan to export its oil to international markets. According to reports in the Kazakh media citing the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Washington has unblocked transactions related to the CPC as well as Kazakhstan’s largest oil […]
US removes sanctions on wife of Russian billionaire
A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Karina Rotenberg, wife of oligarch Boris Rotenberg removed from US sanctions. The US has lifted sanctions imposed on the wife of a Russian billionaire considered to have close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A statement by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday listed […]
Britain sanctions Russian group ZSERVERS and it’s six members
Britain on Tuesday announced new sanctions targeting a Russian cyber entity responsible for facilitating “crippling ransomware attacks” globally. In a statement, the government said key Russian cybercrime syndicate ZSERVERS is responsible for aiding merciless ransomware attacks around the world. It said the new sanctions also target six ZSERVERS members who are part of a “prolific […]
Russian Senator Held Stake in SpaceX While He Was Sanctioned
A U.S. trust linked to sanctioned Russian senator and billionaire Suleiman Kerimov held a 1% stake in Elon Musk’s SpaceX before authorities blocked the trust, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. Delaware-based Heritage Trust reportedly acquired the SpaceX stake in 2017, a year before the Trump administration’s Treasury Department sanctioned Kerimov […]
EU sanctions 3 Russian nationals
Three Russian nationals have been added to the EU sanctions list for alleged “malicious cyber activities” against Estonia, according to an official statement issued on Monday. In a statement, the European Council announced that it has adopted additional restrictive measures against three Russian individuals who were responsible for a series of cyberattacks against Estonia in […]