Source link The party reportedly diverted donations to cover the president’s legal fees while blasting Donald Trump for doing the same thing The Democratic Party has reportedly diverted political donations to help cover legal costs incurred by Joe Biden while he was being investigated for mishandling state secrets – even as the US president’s reelection […]
Source link ‘Independent’ media are paid by the USAID and NED to advance Kiev’s narratives and silence critics A “sprawling constellation” of supposedly independent organizations and fact-checkers bankrolled by Washington has been behind labeling Americans who disagree with Kiev Russian propagandists, according to an investigation published on Thursday. Journalist Lee Fang and RealClearInvestigations have looked […]
Source link The bloc is considering a proposal to spend 90% of income from Moscow’s frozen funds to procure arms for Kiev The EU’s plan to seize revenues generated by frozen Russian assets and use them to provide military aid for Ukraine is likely to fail, Deutsche Welle reported on Thursday, citing Hungarian opposition to […]
Source link Ursula von der Leyen previously unblocked over €10 billion to secure Budapest’s backing for Ukraine aid The European Parliament will sue the European Commission (EC) over its decision late last year to unfreeze billions of euros in cohesion funds for Hungary. In December, the EU released €10.2 billion (just over $11 billion) in […]
Source link The money is intended to be used to “revive democracy and protect human rights” on the continent The US State Department has requested $322.5 million for the 2025 fiscal year to bolster operations in Africa, including in response to Chinese and Russian activities, according to a press release on Monday. The funds are […]
Source link Brussels unblocked €2 billion after Budapest approved Sweden’s NATO membership The European Union has unlocked another batch of previously blocked funding for Hungary, citing Budapest’s alleged progress on gender equality. The decision came just days after Hungary voted to ratify Sweden’s application to NATO. The Hungarian business news outlet Portfolio was the first […]
Source link Plans to release the tranche come as the US aid package for Kiev remains stalled in Congress The International Monetary Fund could agree to unlock $900 million for Ukraine as soon as Thursday, Bloomberg has reported, citing officials with knowledge of the talks. The disbursement would be part of a four-year $15.6 billion […]
Source link The bloc has approved a measure that would let it seize the interest earned by sanctioned assets The European Union on Monday took a step towards confiscating the interest earned by Russian sovereign funds the bloc has frozen in relation to the Ukraine conflict. The EU and the US moved to freeze an […]
Source link The government of Belarus has decided to pay for a new potato storage facility from the space exploration fund, according to a decree made public on Thursday. The National Academy of Sciences in Minsk has been notified that approximately $670,000 in funds for a planetary survey network has been reassigned to the agricultural […]
Source link The crypto exchange is warning it will shut down deposits held by the country’s citizens after December 29 The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance has sent out last-call notifications urging its Russian users to complete the off-boarding process and to withdraw their money from the platform by December 29, RBK daily reported on […]
Source link The White House has warned that the money will run out after another round of weaponry is announced later this month The administration of US President Joe Biden has warned that it only has enough Ukraine funding left to send one more military aid package to Kiev, which will be announced by the […]
Source link The decision comes just a day before the bloc is set to discuss new aid to Kiev and accession talks opposed by Budapest The EU Commission announced it was releasing billions of euros in cohesion funds for Hungary and declared that its government had taken relevant steps to ensure judicial independence on Wednesday. […]
Source link ESG funds, once champions of environmental causes, have raised ethical concerns after investing heavily in defense stocks Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews In the cutthroat world of asset management, my gig as an investment banker at Zurich’s top […]
Source link The report into alleged financial wrongdoing is an attempt to “smear” him, embattled lawmaker George Santos says American Republican lawmaker George Santos illegally used campaign funds for personal expenses like OnlyFans subscriptions and Botox treatments, a congressional ethics committee has claimed. Under-fire New York Congressman Santos was arrested in May on various charges […]