UK charges software developer with financing Donetsk/Luhansk militias

2 July 2025

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The UK has charged Mikhail Vlasov, a British-Russian software developer, with 8 counts of violating UK sanctions by sending Bitcoin to paramilitary groups in Ukraine. Mr Vlasov pleaded not guilty to all charges. Mr...

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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