Tag: oligarchs
No Russian oligarch has disclosed assets since the law was tightened
The luxury yacht of a Russian oligarch in the port of Hamburg So far, none of the super-rich have disclosed their wealth. (Photo: IMAGO/Laci Perenyi) Berlin Despite the most recent…
US government imposes new sanctions on Kremlin-affiliated oligarchs
Oligarch Yacht The US government is targeting oligarch superyachts. (Photo: dpa) Washington Against the background of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the US government is imposing new sanctions…
Sanctions: Oligarchs sue EU
Roman Abramovich Many oligarchs are affected by the sanctions against Russia. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Brussels The EU will tighten its sanctions against Russia again this week. Among other things, she wants…
The state in the plumber role
the “turning point” announced weeks ago has so far been expressed in inflation rates and in widespread talk about the crisis. The state is preparing the citizens in homeopathic doses…
Boris Johnson wins but doesn’t win
we begin this short week with two men who have been able to recite Hamlet’s line, “To be or not to be,” to themselves for some time. You can picture…
EU Commission wants to make it easier to confiscate oligarch assets
Brussels, Frankfurt According to the EU Commission, the assets of Russian oligarchs could be confiscated more easily if they evaded EU sanctions. The previous legislation in the various EU countries…
EU Commission wants to make it easier to confiscate oligarch assets
Ursula von der Leyen According to the EU Commission, Russian billionaires close to the Kremlin have so far evaded the sanctions. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Brussels According to the EU Commission,…
Von der Leyen wants to use the oligarchs’ assets for Ukraine
Davos, Berlin Ursula von der Leyen found strong words. “Hand in hand we will help Ukraine to rise from the ashes,” said the EU Commission chief on Tuesday at the…
Von der Leyen wants to use the oligarchs’ assets for Ukraine
Ursula von der Leyen in Davos The head of the EU Commission called for all international forces to be pooled in order to put Russia in its place. (Photo: Bloomberg)…
Reconstruction of Ukraine: Funds confiscated as reparations
Russian assets include Russian central bank funds blocked by Western countries, but also private assets of Russians who have been sanctioned. Economists hold similar views. Gunter Deuber, Head of Research…
Reconstruction of Ukraine: Funds confiscated as reparations
Russian assets include Russian central bank funds blocked by Western countries, but also private assets of Russians who have been sanctioned. Economists hold similar views. Gunter Deuber, Head of Research…
Oligarchs should be forced to disclose assets
Lindner and Habeck (r.) A task force to enforce sanctions is working under the auspices of the finance and economics ministries. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and…
Cyprus strips Russian oligarchs of their ‘golden passports’
The flags of Cyprus and the EU The EU member state has stripped several oligarchs of their citizenship. (Photo: AP) Berlin The government of Cyprus revokes the so-called “golden passports”…
How sanctioned Russians exploit the loopholes in the system
Düsseldorf, Brussels, Athens, New York, Rome The game of hide-and-seek began two weeks before the Russian invasion. Suddenly the yacht “Graceful” disappeared from the port of Hamburg, although the prestigious…
How the oligarchs fear for their fortune
Russian billionaires Awen, Abramovich, Deripaska, Fridman (from left) Close interdependence between politics and capital. (Photo: Reuters, dpa(2), Getty Images, actionpress, Bloomberg, AP) Berlin, London, Rome He still has indignation and…
How the oligarchs keep their wealth safe
Russian billionaires Awen, Abramovich, Deripaska, Fridman (from left) Close interdependence between politics and capital. (Photo: Reuters, dpa(2), Getty Images, actionpress, Bloomberg, AP) Berlin, London, Rome He still has indignation and…
The Russian oligarchs’ game of cat and mouse with the EU authorities
Dusseldorf The Russian oligarchs have received particular attention in the course of the West’s sanctions: assets in foreign accounts have been frozen and luxury villas and yachts have been confiscated.…
Eurochem wants to continue delivering after the end of the oligarchs
Andrei Melnichenko What will happen to the oligarch’s Eurochem stake remains unclear. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf It was to be a special year for Eurochem. In 2021, the Swiss fertilizer manufacturer…
Why the protest on state TV shows the inner turmoil of the elite
Marina Ovsyannikova in the courtroom For hours there had been no sign of the editor, who caused a stir on Russian television with her anti-war protest. (Photo: Screenshot) Moscow The…
Why the protest on state TV shows the inner turmoil of the elite
Marina Ovsyannikova in the courtroom For hours there had been no sign of the editor, who caused a stir on Russian television with her anti-war protest. (Photo: Screenshot) Moscow The…