2023-06-15 18:56:51
VIENNA. Austrian secret service DSN gave the green light to buy Russian Sberbank, which went bankrupt despite strict sanctions law due to Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine. It was stated that financiers worth millions of dollars, such as the famous Austrian banker Gerhard Randa, who was the CEO of Bank Austria for a long time, and Siegfried Wolf, a Putin fan and friend accused of money laundering in the Eurofighter incident, are the buyers. It is said that a selected group around Wolf wants to take over the important Austrian brand, the Russian Sberbank, after the bankruptcy. Sberbank has so far officially denied this, Krone wrote.
Austria’s Office of National Intelligence and the Protection of the Constitution DSN examined the applications
The fact is that, according to Article 8 of the Law on Sanctions of the European Union against the Russian State and its affiliated companies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is legally tasked with “monitoring the implementation of sanctions measures”.
An application to be made by investors is subject to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Austria’s National Intelligence and Constitutional Protection Agency DSN Checked by and DSN green lighted.
DSN made a public statement in a dry official language: “In the case of Sberbank Europe AG, EU regulation allows the Austrian authorities to approve the sale until 17 June 2023, and the State Protection and Intelligence Directorate (DSN) in this case declares itself responsible for the handling of relevant applications. has done. DSN has reviewed the received applications in accordance with the applicable regulations and has made the necessary notifications.“
Charges against Wolf: Does this mean money laundering? What about the indictment for the Eurofighter crime against Wolf? They say it won’t affect the sanctions law. After the review by the police intelligence service, it is now time for the final decision of the Austrian Financial Market Authority FMA for final authorization approval.
The European subsidiary of Russian Sberbank, headquartered in Vienna, had to immediately cease its commercial activities on March 2, 2022, in line with the instructions of the ECB carried out by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA).
Almost no Austrians were affected by your bankruptcy
Only 120 of Sberbank’s 35,000 customers reside in Austria. However, since the bank was headquartered in Vienna, it was subject to the Austrian deposit guarantee scheme. This puts a strain on the Austrian banks’ joint deposit guarantee fund and weakens it in case of further bankruptcies.
Der Beitrag Russian bankruptcy bank Sberbank, headquartered in Vienna, to be taken over in Austria erschien zuerst auf Yeni Vatan Newspaper.
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