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US and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United States and Cyprus said Tuesday they’re formalizing their collaboration in fighting money laundering, sanctions evasion and other financial crimes with an agreement offering Cypriot law enforcement authorities U.S. expertise. The FBI and Cypriot police will sign an agreement in the coming days that includes the U.S. Department of Justice offering help to “proactively detect, investigate …

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US experts are in Cyprus to assist police investigating alleged sanctions evasion by Russians
1 year ago

US experts are in Cyprus to assist police investigating alleged sanctions evasion by Russians

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A group of experts from the United States is in Cyprus to assist law enforcement authorities with investigations into alleged sanctions evasion by Russian oligarchs, Cyprus’ government said Wednesday. Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an interview last month that he personally reached out to a “third country” he didn’t name for help with new and old …

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Cyprus president has invited foreign experts to help with Russian sanction evasion investigations
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyprus president has invited foreign experts to help with Russian sanction evasion investigations

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The president of Cyprus said Monday he personally asked an unnamed “third country” to send an experienced team of financial crime experts to help the east Mediterranean island nation with investigations into old and new allegations that Cypriot financial service providers helped Russian oligarchs skirt international sanctions. President Nikos Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an interview …

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Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — For Cypriots, it was a collective “here we go again” moment. The U.S. and U.K. were including Cypriot lawyers, businessmen and companies on a list targeting a “sanctions evasion network” supporting Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich in 20 countries. Keravnos said the government sees this as “an opportunity to clear Cyprus’ name once and for …

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Cyprus seeks more detail from US, UK on sanctioned Cypriots
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyprus seeks more detail from US, UK on sanctioned Cypriots

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus says it is seeking information from the United States and Britain on whether 13 Cypriot nationals included in a new round of sanctions targeting the financial networks of two Russian oligarchs have breached domestic and European Union laws. Letymbiotis said Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou informed the president that Cypriot banks have frozen the accounts of …

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Cyprus probes citizens named over Russian sanctions evasion
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyprus probes citizens named over Russian sanctions evasion

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ government said Thursday it’s looking into how a number of Cypriot nationals were included in a new round of U.S. and U.K. sanctions targeting the financial networks of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich who are close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides called an emergency meeting of top officials to …

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