The decision of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) to preserve Russia’s status in the organization does not impose any obligations and restrictions on financial institutions in Russia and abroad. It has been announced Rosphine monitoring.
“The Russian anti-money laundering system continues to work effectively,” the ministry said.
Previously reportedThat the FATF does not include Russia in its lists of penalties that include financially unsafe countries. The group also approved the suspension of Russia’s membership of the organization amid the conflict in Ukraine.
Prior to that, the head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Serhiy Marchenko, said that Kiev hopes for Russia to be removed from the FATF and blacklisted. According to him, investigations allegedly include Russia’s complicity in money laundering, as well as Russia’s collaboration with various terrorist groups and blacklisted countries, including “Wagner, the Taliban (a banned organization in Russia), the Lebanese movement Hezbollah”, Syria , North Korea and Iran”.