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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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Cyprus sees Russian bank deposits plunge as government seeks to clean up its financial image
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Cyprus sees Russian bank deposits plunge as government seeks to clean up its financial image

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has made headway in weaning itself off Russian cash and business as it tries to clean up its image, according to official figures, while a visiting team of U.S. officials is helping the government look at cases of alleged violations of sanctions against Russia. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, Russian deposits …

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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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Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus authorities said Friday they arrested a Russian journalist for “security reasons,” prompting the Russian Foreign Ministry to demand a formal apology from the Cypriot government over the “provocation.” Cyprus state broadcaster CyBC quoted diplomatic sources as saying that the Russian journalist would be deported after his residency permit is revoked. Cypriot authorities also dismissed Russian allegations …

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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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Cyprus pitches regional firefighting hub to Israel, Greece
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyprus pitches regional firefighting hub to Israel, Greece

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ foreign minister pitched to his Greek and Israeli counterparts on Monday the creation of an east Mediterranean firefighting hub aimed at quickly addressing huge summer wildfires that could overwhelm any single country. Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides made the proposal during a virtual meeting of the three countries’ top diplomats as well as U.S. Secretary of …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | April 21, 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | April 21, 2022

The Hindu  

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said he wanted it to continue to be hermetically blockaded instead. They all need to be pulled out of Azovstal today,” Vereshchuk said in an online post.-Reuters Mariupol, Ukraine Putin tells forces not to storm …

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Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to ‘politically exposed persons’
4 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to ‘politically exposed persons’

Al Jazeera  

A huge leak of confidential Cypriot government documents obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit called The Cyprus Papers reveals that dozens of high-level officials and their families bought so-called “golden passports” from Cyprus between late 2017 and late 2019. The revelation comes one day after Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit revealed that Cyprus sold passports to convicted criminals and fugitives from …

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How rich Russians turned Cyprus into ‘Moscow on the Med’
4 years, 3 months ago

How rich Russians turned Cyprus into ‘Moscow on the Med’

Al Jazeera  

The Cyprus Papers reveal that in just two years, 1,000 wealthy Russians bought ‘golden passports’ from Cyprus. More than 1,000 Russians obtained a Cypriot passport through Cyprus’s citizenship-by-investment scheme, Al Jazeera can reveal after an investigation of more than 1,400 leaked documents. The reason these politically connected people look towards Cyprus, and by extension, the EU, is because they fear …

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'...Govt Brought About this Situation': Captain Astonished That His Ship Delivered Beirut Explosive
4 years, 4 months ago

'...Govt Brought About this Situation': Captain Astonished That His Ship Delivered Beirut Explosive

News 18  

When Boris Prokoshev, a former sea captain spending his retirement years in a Russian village, woke up and found an email saying a ship he once commanded had carried the ammonium nitrate that blew up swathes of Beirut, he was astonished. The 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that blew up in Beirut’s port on Tuesday killing 135 people, injuring more …

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