ING leaves Russia with losses
The Dutch bank, ING, which promised to comply with international sanctions, agreed to sell its Russian business to Global Development JSC, based in Moscow. This deal will effectively end ING's…
UK sanctions Belarusian defence sector
The UK, along with Canada, have imposed sanctions on 6 Belarusian officials and 3 entities. According to the UK government's statement, sanctions were imposed "in an immediate response to rigged…
EU imposes sanctions on the officers of the secret Russian unit 29155
The European Union has imposed sanctions on officers of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) Unit 29155, a secret Russian unit. The EU has…
Belarus to face new EU sanctions
The representatives of the European Union announced new sanctions against Belarus. The presidential election in Belarus on 26 January, which Alexander Lukashenko again won, has provoked criticism from the European…
Arms dealer pleads guilty in Lithuania for violating sanctions
In Lithuania an unnamed person, born in 1976, was found guilty of supplying weapons from Russia. The Vilnius District Court fined him 20 thousand euros and the company he works…
The European Parliament urges strengthening sanctions against Russian media
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning Russia's attempts to alter history and disseminate disinformation. "The European Parliament… calls for the EU to expand its sanctions against Russian media…
German customs conducts searches due to the supply of expensive cars to Russia
Investigators from the Frankfurt am Main customs investigation department conducted several searches and seized property worth about 7.5 million euros in Schifferstadt (a town in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate region). About 250,000…
US sanctions deprived the Kyrgyz bank of Visa cards
Kyrgyz Republic-based Keremet Bank, which was sanctioned by the US, said that its Visa bank cards are now only serviced on devices owned by Keremet. The bank has offered users…
Russian billionaire Melnichenko is unable to exit the EU sanctions list
The Court of Justice of the European Union rejected the claim of Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko, who demanded that sanctions be lifted against him. Andrey Melnichenko and his family, with…
European sanctions deprive Belarus of a pint of beer
Belarusian beer producer Lidskoe Pivo has announced that it has changed the format of a can of KORONET Lager beer. Now this type of beer is available in cans with…