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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Aisha Down

Take action over officials in Kyrgyzstan ‘helping Russia evade sanctions’, MPs and peers say

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MPs and peers said that officials in Kyrgyzstan are allowing infrastructure supporting the cryptocurrency A7A5 to be hosted in the country. Photograph: mikkelwilliam/Getty Images

More than 20 MPs and peers have called on the foreign secretary to take action against institutions and individuals in Kyrgyzstan allegedly facilitating large-scale Russian sanctions evasion.

They urged the UK to levy personal sanctions against three top Kyrgyz officials for their alleged role in facilitating Russian sanctions evasion more broadly, and more specifically for allowing Kyrgyzstan to host infrastructure supporting the cryptocurrency A7A5.

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