Feeding The Russian War Machine: Lessons Learned from Investigating Cross-Border Sanction Evasion

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

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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