Founded in 1974 in Luxembourg, East-West United Bank (EWUB) positioned itself as a financial bridge between Western Europe and the markets of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). As a subsidiary of the Russian conglomerate Sistema PJSFC, the bank provided a range of bespoke financial services, including private and corporate banking, wealth management, custody, and transaction services for high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients. Due to the impact of international sanctions imposed following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the bank faced significant operational difficulties, leading to the withdrawal of its banking license by the European Central Bank and a court-ordered judicial liquidation in March 2023.