Zachary Tvarozna
@shadyshores.bsky.social
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Kleptocracy, Data, and Oxford commas. www.zachtvarozna.com
After spending far too much time, lately, thinking about correspondent banking and sanctions, I've finally started writing some of it down publicly. First piece below on the case of a bank in Russia and a bank in Laos.
evidenceofabsence.substack.com/p/laos-in-tr...
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Laos in Translation
How Russia found a bank in Laos, and what it tells us about the next generation of sanctions evasion
https://evidenceofabsence.substack.com/p/laos-in-translation
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Sanctions hit one Kyrgyz bank, another is positioned to take its place. That’s not coincidence, it’s adaptation. Watching the shifts as they happen is the only way to keep up. Good to see the UK government pushing hard on these networks.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia
Financial networks utilised by Russia to soften the blow of western sanctions are today being targeted by the UK.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-targets-sanctions-circumvention-and-crypto-networks-exploited-by-russia
9 months ago
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Encouraging to see UK sanctions working.
#2Rivers
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, called a "key lynchpin in enabling the trading of Putin's precious oil" by UK authorities, has ceased operations after December sanctions. Shows targeted sanctions can disrupt sophisticated networks.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Sanctioned Oil Merchant 2Rivers Says It Has Ceased Trading
An energy trading house sanctioned in December by the UK for handling Russian oil said Friday it ceased trading operations at the end of 2024.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-20/sanctioned-oil-merchant-2rivers-says-it-has-ceased-trading
11 months ago
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Incredible piece of analysis exposing how opaque UK property ownership remains and how little has been done to fix it.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 year ago
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An investigation I supported, together with the great team at Nieuwsuur, led to prosecution of Damen shipbuilders for sanctions violations. Understanding how to perform investigations with data, across intentionally opaque systems, makes the difference.
nos.nl/l/2564914
#sanctions
#netherlands
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OM vervolgt scheepsbouwer Damen voor corruptie en overtreden sancties Rusland
Ook aan aantal leidinggevenden en oud-leidinggevenden wordt vervolgd. Volgens de Volkskrant is onder hen bestuursvoorzitter Arnout Damen.
https://nos.nl/l/2564914
about 1 year ago
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Zachary Tvarozna
Reuters
about 1 year ago
North Korean soldiers lacked armored vehicles and drone warfare experience, and they took heavy casualties after joining Russia in its war against Ukraine. But they adapted quickly
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The team exposes how Russia's sanctions evasion has evolved beyond cash-for-gold to include Brazilian law firms acting on behalf of sanctioned entities. Three years into the Ukraine invasion, evidence points to BRICS building a parallel financial system. Read more:
sayari.com/resources/rp...
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Three Years On: Russia’s Evolving Tactics to Bolster its War Economy
Read this report to learn what tactics facilitated the survival of Russia’s war machine and prolonged the conflict through Sayari corporate and trade data.
https://sayari.com/resources/rpt-russias-evolving-tactics/
about 1 year ago
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Zachary Tvarozna
Financial Times
over 1 year ago
Russian ship under sanction for carrying N Korea arms sails for European waters
https://www.ft.com/content/3e9aca73-a968-4ed7-91f7-b80f0c3f4608
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Russian ship under sanction for carrying N Korea arms sails for European waters
Entry of notorious Maia-1 into European territory waters would pose fresh challenge to western sanctions system
https://www.ft.com/content/3e9aca73-a968-4ed7-91f7-b80f0c3f4608
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Really proud to have led the team to some pretty impactful findings uncovering professional facilitators in Brazil, seemingly, evading US sanctions. Take a look and reach out!
sayari.com/resources/wb...
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Emerging Typologies in Russia’s Evolving Sanctions Evasion Schemes
Join us as we discuss this evolution in Russian sanctions evasion typologies and how one can leverage public data to identify and disrupt these schemes.
https://sayari.com/resources/wbr-emerging-typologies-in-russias-evolving-sanctions-evasion-schemes/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wbnr-cash-for-gold-2857&utm_content=cs-invite
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