Press release UK exposes sick Russian troll factory plaguing social media with Kremlin propaganda UK-funded expert research has exposed how the Kremlin is using a troll factory to spread lies on social media and in comment sections of popular websites. From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, and The […]
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Suspension of Russia’s Permanent Observer Status at the Organization of American States PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 21, 2022Share Today, the United States welcomes the adoption of a resolution at the Organization of American States (OAS) suspending Russia as a Permanent Observer to that institution. With […]
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Speech Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: joint statement on the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report Ambassador Stelian Stoian (Romania) gave a statement on behalf of 46 OSCE States reflecting that the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report confirms our fears about Russia’s actions in Ukraine.From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Officeand Ambassador Stelian Stoian, Head of […]
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Sorry… I don’t think this ever made it to the blog, so… I know it’s a few weeks late, but it’s good for context Russia-related sanctions and illicit finance FIU working group statement of intent We, the Financial Intelligence Units of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New […]
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Russia’s Suspension from the UN Human Rights Council PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 7, 2022Share By suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, countries around the world chose to hold Moscow to account today for gross and systematic violations of human rights in its premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war of choice […]
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Washington, D.C. FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 April 6, 2022 Director Christopher Wray Announces Actions to Disrupt and Prosecute Russian Criminal Activity FBI Director Christopher Wray delivered the following remarks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., with partner agency officials announcing actions to […]
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Joint statement from UK financial regulatory authorities on sanctions and the cryptoasset sector Statements First published: 11/03/2022 Last updated: 11/03/2022 Share page The UK, in partnership with our allies across the globe, has imposed an unprecedented package of economic sanctions on Russia and Belarus, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. […]
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PRESS RELEASES Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs Task Force Ministerial Joint Statement March 17, 2022 WASHINGTON – Following the launch meeting of the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force, the members from participating countries released the following joint statement “We, the undersigned Finance, Justice, Home Affairs, and Trade […]
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FinCEN Statement: FinCEN Announces Actions to Support REPO Multilateral Task Force and Ongoing U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Foreign Government Corruption Contact Office of Strategic Communications, press@fincen.gov Immediate Release March 16, 2022 Takes Steps to Increase Information Sharing with Task Force Countries, Enhances Engagement with Financial Institutions, and Issues a […]
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Commending New Zealand’s New Sanctions Regime PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 14, 2022Share The United States welcomes the passage of New Zealand’s new sanctions regime, which allows the imposition of sanctions on those responsible for, or associated with, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also gives the […]
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