Five EU countries agree to strengthen control over compliance with sanctions against russia

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Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland sign an agreement in Vilnius

10 May 2024

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EU agrees to use profits from frozen russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine

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The profits generated by investing russia’s assets immobilized in Belgium are worth between €2.5 billion and €3 billion per year

08 May 2024

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The European Commission has sent the EU members a draft of the 14th package of sanctions against russia

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Restrictions are still being discussed among EU member states

06 May 2024

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The G7 countries stopped discussing the confiscation of russian assets

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The US and Europe disagree on how far to go in confiscating frozen russian assets

03 May 2024

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Italy seeks compensation from the EU for assets confiscated by russia

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This was stated by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tayani

02 May 2024

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Borrell told about the EU's plan to use frozen russian assets

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Experts finally managed to find a legal basis to confiscate these assets and transfer them to Ukraine

23 Apr 2024

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European companies are looking for loopholes to continue working in russia after the lifting of sanctions exemptions

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Starting in June, EU companies will be prohibited from providing services to their subsidiaries in russia, which was previously allowed

23 Apr 2024

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EU wants to impose sanctions on russian liquefied natural gas and oil "shadow fleet"

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Swedish Foreign Minister shares details of the 14th package of sanctions against russia

22 Apr 2024

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G7 countries defer transfer of russian assets to Ukraine until June

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The 50th G7 Summit will be held from June 13 to 15, 2024 in Italy

19 Apr 2024

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G7 considers using $300 billion of frozen russian assets as collateral for credits to Ukraine

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Valdis Dombrovskis noted that this is one of the options for the use of frozen russian assets being considered by the G7

18 Apr 2024

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The head of the EU Central Bank does not support the transfer of €260 billion of frozen russian assets to Ukraine

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She believes that such a transfer could lead to a violation of the international legal order

18 Apr 2024

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PACE calls for confiscation of russian sovereign assets

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The Council of Europe should lead the process of confiscating russian sovereign assets and using them to rebuild Ukraine through a specially created international compensation m…

16 Apr 2024

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EU Council approves directive criminalizing sanctions evasion and violations

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The document prescribes uniform wording of violations and unified penalties for them for all countries

12 Apr 2024

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Lithuanian MEP sees progress on the idea of transferring frozen russian assets to Ukraine

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However, he believes that the final decision will not be made quickly

10 Apr 2024

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EU court lifts sanctions against russian oligarchs Aven and Friedman

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The businessmen are the main shareholders of Alfa Group, a conglomerate representing Alfa Bank, one of russia's leading banks

10 Apr 2024

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The European Commission supports the proposal to use 90% of the proceeds from frozen russian assets for weapons for Ukraine

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The G7 countries are also discussing the use of russian assets

09 Apr 2024

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The European Union told about the work on the 14th package of sanctions against russia

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The Vice President of the European Commission predicted that the new package will have a strong emphasis on fighting sanctions evasion

09 Apr 2024

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The President's Office believes that the proceeds from frozen russian assets are unlikely to be used to buy weapons for Ukraine

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Most likely, the funds will be allocated to the budget or for reconstruction

07 Apr 2024

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44 states confirmed that russia's assets will remain frozen

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The Political Declaration of the Hague Conference was signed by 44 out of 57 states in support of the establishment of a special tribunal and initiatives to transfer frozen russ…

03 Apr 2024

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In Europe, €37 billion of private and €208 billion of sovereign russian assets have been frozen

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The European Union is working to use frozen russian assets to compensate for the damage caused by russian aggression

02 Apr 2024

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The EU will not transfer 5 billion euros of profit from frozen russian assets to Ukraine

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These funds will remain in the Brussels-based securities depository Euroclear as a precautionary measure in case of legal action by the Kremlin

27 Mar 2024

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EU approves transfer of proceeds from frozen russian assets to Ukraine

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Even Hungary has supported this decision

22 Mar 2024

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Borrell presents proposal to the EU Council to use proceeds from russian assets for Ukraine

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The proposal includes 90% will be allocated via the European Peace Facility and 10% via the EU budget

20 Mar 2024

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The European Union has developed a mechanism for providing Ukraine with frozen russian assets

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The proposals envisage a tax on profits from frozen reserves to be used to finance arms supplies to Ukraine and develop its defense industry

19 Mar 2024

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EU begins preparing 14th package of sanctions

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EU foreign ministers approve new economic sanctions against russia and belarus

18 Mar 2024

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Western partners may introduce a new tax for russia to compensate for losses from the war

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This was stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal

15 Mar 2024

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Three EU countries oppose the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine from frozen russian assets

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Recently, the idea of using the profits from frozen russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine was suggested by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen

14 Mar 2024

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European Parliament adopts legislative resolution to allow the use of confiscated russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine

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The European Parliament adopts a resolution to implement the Directive on the identification and seizure of assets of criminal origin

13 Mar 2024

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EU extends personal sanctions against russians involved in war against Ukraine for 6 months

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Existing restrictive measures include travel restrictions for individuals, asset freezes, and a ban on the provision of funds or other economic resources to individuals and lega…

12 Mar 2024

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EU adopts directive introducing unified criminal penalties for violation of EU sanctions

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The same penalties will be imposed for helping russia evade sanctions throughout the EU. For individuals, it will be imprisonment for up to five years

12 Mar 2024

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