Section: Investigations

      U.S. and Ukrainian authorities research information from Manafort’s source in Kyiv, suspected ties to Russian intelligence
      Mar09

      U.S. and Ukrainian authorities research information from Manafort’s source in Kyiv, suspected ties to Russian intelligence

      U.S. and Ukrainian authorities have expressed interest in the activities of a Kyiv-based operative with suspected ties to Russian intelligence who consulted regularly with Paul Manafort last year while Manafort was running Donald Trump`s presidential campaign, according to Politico. The man, Konstantin Kilimnik, came under scrutiny from officials...

      Federal criminal probe being opened into WikiLeaks` publication of CIA documents
      Mar09

      Federal criminal probe being opened into WikiLeaks` publication of CIA documents

      A federal criminal investigation is being opened into WikiLeaks` publication of documents detailing alleged CIA hacking operations, several U.S. officials told CNN Wednesday. The officials said the FBI and CIA are coordinating reviews of the matter, CNN reported. The investigation is looking into how the documents came into WikiLeaks` possession...

      Ukraine highlights TOP 5 Russian lies in International Court of Justice hearing
      Mar08

      Ukraine highlights TOP 5 Russian lies in International Court of Justice hearing

      The Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine is studying the facts of misinformation and propaganda in the speech of Russia`s representative at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, according to Deputy Minister Dmytro Zolotukhin. The representative of the defendant in the case Ukraine has lodged with the ICJ against Russia says that...

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set
      Mar08

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set

      Solomensky DItrict Court in Kyiv ruled court arrested Nasirov for 60 days with the possibility of making a deposit. The judge of Kyiv`s Solomensky District Court, Oleksandr Bobrovnik, ruled to take Ukraine`s chief taxman Roman Nasirov, charged with the abuse of power, into custody for 60 days as a measure of restraint. The court`s decision thus...

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice
      Mar08

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice

      Minister of Justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko in his comment regarding Ukraine`s lawsuit lodged with the International Court of Justice notes that Ukraine will work to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin`s entourage is convicted. ”Back in 2014, on behalf of the government of [Arseniy] Yatsenyuk, the Ministry of Justice appealed to the...

      U.S., EU insist that Ukraine establish Specialized Anti-Corruption Court
      Mar08

      U.S., EU insist that Ukraine establish Specialized Anti-Corruption Court

      Ukraine needs to establish the Specialized Anti-Corruption Court, the United States Embassy and the EU Delegation to Ukraine wrote in a joint statement. ”Ukraine`s success in its anti-corruption efforts is critical to delivering results demanded by the people on the Maidan as well as to attracting the foreign direct investment that is needed to...

      Day 2 of Hague Ukraine vs. Russia hearings: Moscow denies Kyiv`s accusations
      Mar07

      Day 2 of Hague Ukraine vs. Russia hearings: Moscow denies Kyiv`s accusations

      During the second day of hearings on the Ukraine vs. Russia case, the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, considered Kyiv`s request to introduce provisional measures against Russia to protect Ukrainian citizens` rights to life. The case is being considered as an urgent matter. See also: Hague Court to begin hearing of...

      Ukrainian prosecutors summon former tax chief Klymenko
      Mar06

      Ukrainian prosecutors summon former tax chief Klymenko

      The Chief Military Prosecutor`s Office has summoned ex-head of the State Tax Service (2011-2012) and income and tax minister (2012 to 2014) Oleksandr Klymenko for investigative and procedural actions. ”The Chief Military Prosecutor`s Office of the Prosecutor General`s Office (PGO) is carrying out a special pre-trial investigation into criminal...

      Hague Court to begin hearing of Ukraine case against Russia on March 6
      Mar06

      Hague Court to begin hearing of Ukraine case against Russia on March 6

      The Hague-based International Court of Justice will start hearings on Monday, March 6, on the Ukraine case concerning Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine vs. Russian Federation). The...

      SBU eliminates scheme of withdrawing capital into offshore companies
      Mar04

      SBU eliminates scheme of withdrawing capital into offshore companies

      Kyiv law enforcers have revealed the illegal scheme of withdrawing a considerable sum of money into offshore companies, according to the SBU Security Service of Ukraine. ”Perpetrators, using controlled dummy exporting companies, concluded export contracts with affiliated non-resident companies, without reporting transactions in their tax...