Modern priorities in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Introduction. The introduction of international sanctions as a tool to counter military aggression by the Russian Federation in Ukraine affected the priorities of anti-legalization activities at the global level. Recently, the use of the latest technologies has attracted the attention of FATF and other international organizations. With the beginning of the unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, operative and effective assistance to the country was organized through the collection of funds by charitable crypto funds. Problem.The latest technologies have ensured the active citizenship of people from different countries of the world. On the other hand, such activity, related to the support of the Ukrainian people, also activated the criminal world, whose transactions were passed off as charitable activities. Goal. Provide a brief summary outlining national priorities as well as some practical definitions and financial red flags of financial and crypto market activity. Methods. General and special methods are used: analysis, synthesis, grouping, description, comparison, theoretical generalization, and abstract-logical. Results. Attention is focused on the urgent need for further implementation of international standards in the field of combating the use of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism in Ukraine, which, with Ukraine's acquisition of the status of a candidate for membership of the European Union, has become a component of the necessary steps for membership in the European community. Conclusions. The final decision on the issue of the immediate introduction of regulation of the virtual assets market, registration of its participants, interaction with foreign regulatory and law enforcement agencies of this economic sector will contribute to more effective implementation of sanctions to stop Russian aggression in Ukraine, restoration and modernization of the state, and Ukraine's integration into the European Union.