Feeding The Russian War Machine: Lessons Learned from Investigating Cross-Border Sanction Evasion
Thursday, June 20, 2024 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM · 1 hr. 30 min. (Europe/Vilnius)
Workshop 3
Workshop
Information
Historic trade sanctions against Russia have prompted an equally historic rise in illicit activity–elaborate cross-border schemes that perpetuate both kleptocracy and war. In Lithuania and other front-line nations, journalists are producing crucial accounts of sanction evasion and its profiteers. Learn from journalists about their findings, tactics, and how secrecy and corruption impede responses.
Coordinated by
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Featuring
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica, Journalistic Data Processing Centre, Finnish Public Broadcasting Company (YLE) and Belarusian Investigative Center
Workshop coordinator
Mariia Mamedbekova
OCCRPWorkshop speaker
Linda Söderlund
journalistYle, FinlandSI
Stanislau Ivashkevich
CEOBICSJ
Sanita Jemberga
RD
Rob Denis
Moderator
SC
Sarunas Cerniauskas