#Sanctions Circumvention
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![A view of cargo vessel Frontier Sky and other cargo ships off the coast of Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A view of cargo vessel Frontier Sky and other cargo ships off the coast of Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![The construction of the Fingrid substation construction site for a Microsoft data center and a Fortum Oyj heat recovery facility, in Espoo, Finland, on March 7, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The construction of the Fingrid substation construction site for a Microsoft data center and a Fortum Oyj heat recovery facility, in Espoo, Finland, on March 7, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Satellite imagery displays the new road bridge built parallel to the existing rail-only Friendship Bridge across the Tumen River. (Source: The Guardian / Ukrainian human rights organization Truth Hounds)]( "Satellite imagery displays the new road bridge built parallel to the existing rail-only Friendship Bridge across the Tumen River. (Source: The Guardian / Ukrainian human rights organization Truth Hounds)")
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![Russian $100 Billion Sanctioned Stablecoin Showed Up on Binance and LCX]( "Russian $100 Billion Sanctioned Stablecoin Showed Up on Binance and LCX")
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![Photo of Moritz Weber]( "Photo of Moritz Weber")
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- Investigations
A7A5 is a Russian stablecoin used for international settlements, including within the ecosystem supporting Russia’s shadow fleet and sanctions-evasion operations. Despite sanctions imposed by the EU and the US, pages promoting A7A5 and its wrapped version, WA7A5, appeared on platforms operated by Binance and the regulated European exchange LCX. After questions from UNITED24 Media, the pages disappeared.
