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Belgium Probing Russian 'Interference' in European Parliament, PM Says

Belgium says its intelligence services discovered that some EU lawmakers were paid to promote Moscow's propaganda.
alfa partners

Russian Billionaires Fridman, Aven Win EU Sanctions Appeal

The European Union Court of Justice said sanctions against the two men were not “sufficiently substantiated [and] therefore not justified.”
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brussels debate

Nearly a Month After Putin’s Re-Election, EU Parliament Split on How To Reject Its Legitimacy

Debates have been taking place among the parliament’s parties and a decision could come on Wednesday, The Moscow Times has learned.
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diverted interest

Kremlin Calls EU Plan to Use Frozen Assets for Ukraine Illegal

"The Europeans are well aware of the damage such decisions could do to their economy," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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turning west

Armenian PM Calls on Citizens To Discuss EU Membership

Russia's longtime ally Armenia has grown angry with Moscow over what it considered inaction during Azerbaijan's offensive to retake Nagorno-Karabakh.
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tech entrepreneur

EU Lifts Sanctions on Yandex Co-Founder Volozh

The billionaire had petitioned for sanctions relief after he became one of the few members of the Russian elite to criticize the war.
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kremlin critic

Putin Bears 'Criminal' Blame for Navalny's Death, EU Lawmakers Say

EU lawmakers also called for an "independent and transparent" investigation into the circumstances of the late activist's death.
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strasbourg address

Navalnaya Urges EU Politicians to Target Western Assets of Putin’s Inner Circle

"If you really want to defeat Putin, you have to become an innovator. And you have to stop being boring," Navalnaya told the European Parliament in Strasbourg...
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sanctions saga

Yandex Co-Founder Volozh to Be Relieved of EU Sanctions – Reuters

In August 2023, his lawyers petitioned the EU for sanctions relief after he became one of the few members of the Russian elite to criticize the war.
2 Min read
13th round

EU Targets Chinese Firms, North Korea in New Sanctions Against Russia

Firms in Turkey and India were also included, as the EU increasingly targets third countries for helping Moscow circumvent sanctions.
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news

European Countries Summon Russian Diplomats Over Navalny Death

Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands were among those saying they had summoned diplomats from Russian embassies. London had done the same...
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weighing options

EU Vows To Hold Putin Accountable at Navalny Widow Meeting

EU ministers at the meeting were weighing their — limited — options for inflicting new costs on the Kremlin over Navalny's death.
2 Min read
Feature

Russia’s Opposition in Exile Calls on EU Not to Recognize Putin’s Election

“The issue of the election’s recognition of legitimacy is an extremely important and sensitive one for the Putin regime.”
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addressing allegations

EU Parliament Probes Russia Spy Claims Against Lawmaker

An investigation detailed how Tatjana Zdanoka acted as a "trusted asset of Russian intelligence," providing "explicit, detailed reports" on her work as...
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cautious proposal

EU Moves to Tap Profits From Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine Reconstruction

The new agreement moves forward a long and legally fraught debate about how to use Russian state assets that were blocked by the West.
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'web of enterprises'

International Smuggling Ring to Russia Dismantled – Eurojust

Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Canada, and the Netherlands conducted a joint investigation into the export of technological and lab equipment that contravened...
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on the hook

EU Court Rejects Abramovich’s Appeal to Lift Sanctions

“[Abramovich’s Russian affiliation] under today’s very broad EU regulations is sufficient to remain sanctioned,” the court's statement said.
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'predictable' sanction

Kremlin Says Russia Will Circumvent EU Diamond Import Ban

Moscow is accused of helping to fill its war chest with proceeds from diamond sales, which are worth an estimated $4 billion to $5 billion a year.
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war chest

EU Adopts New Round of Sanctions on Russia

The latest package of sanctions is designed to reduce Russia's access to revenues, metals and technology used to sustain its war effort.
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next step

EU Calls Orban’s Bluff and Strikes Deal To Open Ukraine Talks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the decision as "a victory that motivates, inspires, and strengthens."
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