Austria’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision allowing a request by the United States to extradite Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash, the latest twist in the case for the oligarch who […]
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Deutsche Bank faces US money-laundering investigation
Federal authorities are investigating whether Deutsche Bank complied with laws meant to stop money laundering and other crimes, the latest government examination of potential misconduct at one of the world’s […]
PrivatBank Sues Billionaire Kolomoisky In U.S. Court
A major Ukrainian bank has sued its former oligarch owners in U.S. court, amid a battle for control that could affect relations with Western lending institutions, writes rferl.org. PrivatBank, which […]
US ambassador criticizes European Commission on Nord Stream 2
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland Thursday criticized the European Commission for not putting more effort into killing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, writes Politico. The Commission is trying […]
US, Canada, EU impose additional sanctions on Russia in response to aggression in Ukraine
The United States, in coordination with Canada and the European Union, has slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and businesses, citing Moscow’s “continued aggression in Ukraine”, […]
U.S. approves bill prohibiting recognition of Crimea as part of Russia
Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives have unanimously approved a bill that prohibits the U.S. government from recognizing Crimea as part of Russia. This […]
U.S. in UN: We will never accept anything less than the full restoration of Ukraine’s control over its territory
Russia’s withdrawal of its military troops from eastern Ukraine and Crimea is the only acceptable outcome and the only one to be accepted, Acting Permanent Representative of the U.S. to […]
Congress is looking into Deutsche Bank’s loan to Russian VTB
Deutsche Bank AG, seeking to slash its exposure to Russia in late 2016, scrambled to shed a $600 million loan it had outstanding to VTB Group, a large Russian state-owned […]
Living the American Dream in Riga, Russia
“Americans Who Have Fled Their Country Tell About Life in Russia.” This was the title of a news story aired last week by Russia’s state-controlled NTV, writes EU vs Disinfo. In social […]
Tymoshenko has spent over $1 million on influence in the US
A network of limited liability companies, offshore accounts, shell corporations and other secretive entities spending on interests related to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has spent over $1 million […]
