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Monday, March 14, 2022
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Monday, March 14, 2022
Gov’t officials to discuss how to prevent Israel from becoming safe haven for sanctioned oligarchs
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Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich sits in his box before their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, December 19, 2015. (AP/Matt Dunham)
Earlier today, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that “Israel will not be a route to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other Western countries.”
However, no practical steps have been taken yet to back those words up, amid criticism from the Biden administration.
Channel 12 reports that government ministers are not yet talking about imposing sanctions of their own against Russian oligarchs. However, a panel made up of officials from the Bank of Israel along with the relevant government ministries will convene to discuss how to prevent the country from being used as a safe haven for Putin’s cronies.
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