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Teen Whistleblower Becomes Youngest on Russia Sanctions List

6/6/2026

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Alexander Browder, a 17-year-old student, became the youngest person on Russia’s sanctions list after exposing a Kremlin-backed crypto-laundering scheme.
He called the sanctions a badge of honour.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said the sanctions respond to hostile British rhetoric and support for Ukraine’s war effort.
Britain’s Foreign Office sanctioned A7A5 entities, saying they moved over $90 billion last year to evade restrictions.

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Alexander Browder, a 17-year-old student, became the youngest person on Russia’s sanctions list after exposing a Kremlin-backed crypto-laundering scheme.
He called the sanctions a badge of honour.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said the sanctions respond to hostile British rhetoric and support for Ukraine’s war effort.
Britain’s Foreign Office sanctioned A7A5 entities, saying they moved over $90 billion last year to evade restrictions.