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As Georgia Bids To Become A Tax Haven, Critics Worry It's All To Protect Oligarch Ivanishvili
25 Apr 2024 15:33 GMT
… 39;s wealthiest individual, to evade possible Western sanctions if relations … (FSB) helped Partskhaladze secure Russian citizenship and used him to … introduced changes to the tax law. "These concerns are … would veto the changes to tax law. Even if she did …
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UK slams MEPs for saying Gibraltar is undermining Russian sanctions — and calling it a ‘colony’
25 Apr 2024 09:33 GMT
… even facilitate the evasion of, sanctions imposed on Russia” and “may … of sanctions” against Moscow. Russia has been the subject of … provides a safe haven for tax evasion and turns a blind … is undermining sanctions efforts against Russia,” adding that "U …
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Russian programmers play 'cat and mouse' game to outsmart censors
25 Apr 2024 05:21 GMT
… design a VPN to evade Russia';s censors. He… staff or exposure in Russia. Many Russians use VPNs to access banned … 39; data. Unlike China, Russia didn't impose restrictions … such as government websites for tax payments or online banking services. …
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UK Accused of ‘Helping Russia’ as Refined Oil Imports From ‘Laundering’ Countries Remain at Record High
24 Apr 2024 11:39 GMT
… to originate in Russia, allowing it to evade the UK’s … petroleum products produced from Russian crude oil were imported … barrels from refineries processing Russian crude oil in 2023. … Kremlin in tax revenues, the campaign group estimated.
Russia is now …
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UK ‘helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine’ via loophole on refined oil imports
24 Apr 2024 09:14 GMT
… to have originated in Russia, allowing it to evade the trade ban … . As a result, Russian oil … oilfield near Dyurtyuli, in Bashkortostan, Russia. Photograph: Andrey Rudakov/ … to the Kremlin in tax revenues.
Russia is now China’s …
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Russia's use of prisoners to feed war machine is widespread
23 Apr 2024 10:07 GMT
… a video released by the Russian defense ministry, April 9 … , 2024. RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE… discouraged recruiters. The official Russian press claimed the procedure … a famous blogger accused of tax fraud, Elena Blinovskaya, announced …
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Criminals and oligarchs in EU’s sights with new bill targeting fraud
23 Apr 2024 07:12 GMT
… financial regulations aimed at preventing fraud, the French MEP, … more important: preventing corruption, tax fraud, trafficking of all kinds and … proceeds or from a Russian oligarch who supports the … to sell Chelsea following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. …
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Husband of accused tax cheat joins Russian army to help wife stay out of prison, say U.K. officials
22 Apr 2024 15:28 GMT
… from going to jail on tax evasion charges, British officials said Monday … with Bars Kaskad likely allows Russian elite figures to sidestep … Times newspaper.
Critics in Russia accused her of defrauding her … in an $11.3 million tax fraud case.
“Blinovsky’s case …
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Billionaire who wants off Canada’s Russia sanctions list denounces Putin
22 Apr 2024 10:11 GMT
… then, I have left Russia, renounced my Russian tax residency, and have submitted … only to Russian citizens and residents. Oligarchs could therefore evade sanctions simply … by giving up their Russian passports and …
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UK intelligence reveals existence of Bars Kaskad unit recruiting rich Russians
22 Apr 2024 11:39 GMT
… people to circumvent the statutory Russian military service requirement, while providing … 2023, Blinovskaya was charged with tax evasion and money laundering, allegedly derived … , which is being attacked by Russian occupation forces.
The Defence Intelligence …