< IMG Title = "Malta’s passports received at least seven Russians from the sanctions list — ft" Width = "632" Height = "356" SRC = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/27/malta-5473110_1280-632x356.jpg" class = "Main-Image-thumbnail WP-Post-Image "Alt =" Malt "Fetchpriority =" High "sizes =" (Max-Width: 425PX) 300PX, 632PX " srcset = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/27/malta-547310_1280-632x356.jpg 632W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/27/malta-5473110_1280-300x169.jpg 300W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/27/malta-5473110_1280-768x432.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/27/malta-5473110_1280-200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/27/malta-5473110_1280.jpg 1280W "decoding =" async "/> < p > Malta received at least seven Russians who, due to a full-scale war in Ukraine, are on the sanctions lists of the EU, the USA or Ukraine. They did this according to the “ the gold visa ”, which allows them to partially bypass the ban on entry into the European Union. this is reported by ~ 60 > Financial Times with reference to the leakage of documents and official information. < p > < p >Passport owners are included in a large group of 16 people who successfully paid Maltese citizenship, despite the fact that subsequently fell into sanctions lists or were convicted of crimes. It is known that at least one of the Maltese passports was canceled after a while.
are now watching < p > among those who received a passport-Russian businessman Albert Avdolyan, who fell under the sanctions of the EU because of the war in Ukraine who unleashed the Russian Federation. He can partially bypass the ban on entry into the EU thanks to the Maltese passport, which he acquired by “ the gold visa scheme ”. 62 > < p > as the Financial Times writes, among those who received the Maltese passports also three people who later fell under the sanctions of the United States because of the war in Ukraine, and three more people against whom Kyiv was introduced. < p > among them – Evgenia Bernova, who was accused of “ deceitful acquisition of dual -use equipment ”, which the Russian Federation could use for military purposes. Bernova stated that she “ received Maltese citizenship as a result of a thorough and multi -level audit ” And what does she have “ real ties with Malta ”.
< h2 > Malta offers citizenship for sale
< p > Malta – the last EU country, which still offers citizenship for sale, which caused the indignation of the European commission, which appealed to the European court demanding to stop this scheme. The Commission assures that she “ undermines both the essence and integrity of the EU ”.
< p > Malta suggests that the applicants make a one -time investment of at least 600 thousand euros, purchased or rented real estate, donated 10 thousand euros for charity and lived in the country for three years. Investments can be reduced to one year for persons investing 750 thousand euros.
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