This time the US is targeting North Korea’s military financing
On Wednesday last week, the United States announced sanctions against six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates for funneling funds to North Korea’s weapons programs. The US Treasury Department and the South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement that this step was taken in coordination between the […]
Germany reviews EU decision on ArvanCloud sanctions
The German Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced that the removal of Iranian firm ArvanCloud from the EU sanctions list is under review. The company was at the center of anti-government protests in 2022 over its role in Iran’s internet censorship. And it was sanctioned at the time. “The case is currently under review by the European […]
Czechs sanction pro-Russian Medvedchuk and his website
The Czech government has sanctioned two individuals, including pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk and the news website voiceofeurope.com, for leading a pro-Russian influence operation in Europe, the Czech Foreign Ministry announced. Medvedchuk, who was transferred to Russia in 2022, allegedly secretly financed the Czech-registered Voice of Europe’s influence operations, including financial support for European politicians […]
US Treasury puts 13 Russian firms on radar for using crypto to evade sanctions
13 financial firms are accused of facilitating trading on the Russian market. They are therefore under scrutiny by the US Treasury Department. The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on these 13 business entities and 2 individuals. According to a press release from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the majority of the […]
China-backed cyberattacks to be sanctioned
The UK government has formally accused China of being behind ‘malicious’ cyber attacks on MPs and the Electoral Commission. Two individuals and a company have been sanctioned for the cyberattacks. British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden suggests that they were behind attempts to access the data of MPs critical of Beijing and potentially 40 million […]