Ukraine’s Bureau of Economic Security (BES) has seized UAH 700 million ($18.6 million) from the accounts of one of the largest gambling operators in Ukraine, according to a report in Forbes on Feb. 5
ABH Holdings S.A. (ABHH), a company belonging to Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman which was the nominal owner of Sense Bank (formerly Alfa Bank Ukraine), has filed a claim against Ukraine seeking US$1 billion in compensation for the forced nationalisation of the financial institution.
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Persisting protests
Polish protests blocking three major Poland-Ukraine border crossings have now stretched into their third week, negotiations
Polish protests blocking three major Poland-Ukraine border crossings have now stretched into their third week, negotiations are going nowhere, and there is an increasing risk that the protests are going to spread to other EU countries that border Ukraine. If you haven’t been following closely, on Nov. 7 a group of Polish truckers began blocking Ukrainian haulers wanting to enter Poland. As the Ukrainian side repudiates the Polish protesters' complaints, analysts in Poland say that there is likely broad support in Poland for reinstating EU permits and restoring a level playing field.