Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs Task Force Joint Statement The Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force has leveraged extensive multilateral coordination to block or freeze more than $30 billion worth of sanctioned Russians’ assets, […]
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Updated to add link to the Joint Alert FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2022 FinCEN and BIS Issue Joint Alert on Potential Russian and Belarusian Export Control Evasion Attempts WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today issued a […]
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Joint Statement on Limited Resumption of Arctic Council Cooperation MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JUNE 8, 2022Share The governments of Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States have issued the following joint statement. Begin text: In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, […]
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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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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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Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine & International Sport MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MARCH 8, 2022Share The text of the following statement was agreed upon by the ministers of sport or their equivalent from the countries and individuals listed at the bottom of the statement. Begin text: Russia’s […]
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Press release Joint Statement on Further Restrictive Economic Measures: 26 February 2022 Joint statement by the UK and other international partners on financial measures against Russia. From:Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing StreetPublished26 February 2022 We, the leaders of the United Kingdom, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and the United […]
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