The European Union’s top diplomats have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia by six months to keep pressure on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Ambassadors from the 28 member states agreed unanimously on Tuesday to prolong the sanctions until 31 January 2017. The EU wants more time to assess whether Russia is abiding […]
Read MoreUS$ 10 Billion Transferred Out of Russian Illegally In 2015
Officials from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said more than 700 billion rubles (US$ 10.5 billion) were transferred illegally from Russia into offshore accounts in 2015, TASS News Agency reported. Andrei Kurnosenko, head of the Department for Economic Security, along with the deputy chief of the General Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption, Police […]
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