Gentiloni: EU considers further sanctions against Moscow that will not affect energy sector

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The European Union is looking further sanctions against RussiaBut any additional measures will not affect the energy sector, EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told Chernobyl today.

The 27 EU member states will face a slowdown in growth due to the war in Ukraine, but not a recession, he added, adding that the 4% growth forecast is too optimistic and the EU will not achieve it.

US: Special strike unit locates Russian oligarchs trying to evade sanctions

The US Department of Justice’s special task force tasked with targeting Russian oligarchs’ assets has found evidence of attempts to circumvent sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine or the transfer of assets before possible sanctions were imposed today. .

Andrew Adams, a veteran prosecutor who was chosen to lead the new “KleptoCapture” impact group The ministry, which was set up last month, told Reuters in an interview that the level of co-operation between countries in investigations into the illegal profits of oligarchs had reached an “unprecedented high” in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

“There are ongoing efforts – some of which have been published – to transfer, for example, movable property in the form of yachts, airplanes … to jurisdictions where, I think, people think it would be more difficult to investigate and more “difficult to freeze (including property),” Adams said.

The task force is aimed at putting pressure on the finances of Russian oligarchs in a bid to force President Vladimir Putin to end his military offensive in Ukraine.

The unit’s name is a game with the word “kleptocracy”, a reference to corrupt officials who abuse power to amass wealth. The strike unit includes prosecutors, investigators and analysts from several federal agencies.

The United States and their allies have imposed a series of sanctions in recent weeks targeting Putin, many of his wealthy friends and dozens of Russian companies and government agencies, some of whom are accused of spreading misinformation aimed at destabilizing the Ukrainian government.

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