19
January 2023
Past Event
Task Force KleptoCapture: A Conversation with Director Andrew Adams

Task Force KleptoCapture: A Conversation with Director Andrew Adams

Past Event
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January 19, 2023
A local boat resident feeds local birdlife alongside the 58m (192ft) £38m super-yacht 'Phi' which remains seized at 'Dollar Bay' in London Docklands, impounded by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) because of sanctions against Putin associates during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 30th March 2022, in London, England. The Phi has its own swimming pool and infinite wine cellar, according to its Dutch builders. Its ownership is uncertain but it is believed to be owned by a Russian businessman with links
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A superyacht, seized as part of sanctions against Putin associates during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, docked in London, England, on March 30, 2022. (Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images)
19
January 2023
Past Event

Event will stream live on this page.

Speakers:
Andrew Adams

Director, Task Force KleptoCapture

nate_sibley
Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

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The United States, in coordination with its allies and partners, continues to impose sanctions on Russia in response to the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement initiative, was created in March 2022 to enforce these measures against Kremlin-linked Russian elites and their professional facilitators.

KleptoCapture is a US component of the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force, a multilateral initiative targeting Russian sanctions evasion. In addition to the high-profile pursuit of Russian yachts and luxury real estate, REPO countries have collectively frozen hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian state assets and tens of billions of dollars belonging to Kremlin-linked elites.

Please join Hudson Research Fellow Nate Sibley and Andrew Adams, director of Task Force KleptoCapture, to discuss recent developments in the unit’s ongoing work to hold Russian elites and their facilitators accountable.

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