Negotiations
Rubio: We have to decide whether we want to stay involved
The coming week is “very critical” for the peace talks in Ukraine. This is what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News.
– We have to decide whether this is something we want to stay involved in, or whether it is time to focus on other issues that are equally important, if not more important in some cases, he said.
President Donald Trump has recently expressed frustration that the negotiations are taking time and has criticized both Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Vladimir Putin. He has also said several times that they are close to reaching an agreement.
– We are close, but we are not close enough, says Rubio.
Rubio: We have to decide whether we want to stay involved
The coming week is “very critical” for the peace talks in Ukraine. This is what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News.
– We have to decide whether this is something we want to stay involved in, or whether it is time to focus on other issues that are equally important, if not more important in some cases, he said.
President Donald Trump has recently expressed frustration that the negotiations are taking time and has criticized both Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Vladimir Putin. He has also said several times that they are close to reaching an agreement.
– We are close, but we are not close enough, says Rubio.
Sanctions
Oligarchs circumvent sanctions with Malta’s “golden visas”
16 Russian businessmen who are subject to sanctions have been able to circumvent travel restrictions by buying so-called golden visas from Malta, reports the Financial Times.
Malta is the only country in the EU that sells citizenship, and the program has come under fire from the European Commission, which argues that it opens the door to corruption and undermines the integrity of the union.
Eka Rostomashvili of the anti-corruption organization Transparency International says it is common for people who are about to end up on sanctions lists or are expected to stand trial to buy “golden visas.”
“It’s an insurance policy, an escape plan. These programs are very problematic for several reasons,” she says.
Oligarchs circumvent sanctions with Malta’s “golden visas”
16 Russian businessmen who are subject to sanctions have been able to circumvent travel restrictions by buying so-called golden visas from Malta, reports the Financial Times.
Malta is the only country in the EU that sells citizenship, and the program has come under fire from the European Commission, which argues that it opens the door to corruption and undermines the integrity of the union.
Eka Rostomashvili of the anti-corruption organization Transparency International says it is common for people who are about to end up on sanctions lists or are expected to stand trial to buy “golden visas.”
“It’s an insurance policy, an escape plan. These programs are very problematic for several reasons,” she says.
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