lituplands

New horizons, the joy of getting there. Dans ce haut souvenirs

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@JayinKyiv Third world problems

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@JayinKyiv Plenty of air to inflate her lips though

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@JayinKyiv @Blue_Caerulean Last they will ever see of those men

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@glennbeck @BishopDewar Bollocks

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@campbellclaret Lower than the belly of a slug

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@NatalkaKyiv I think she’s already in her own bubble

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@RpsAgainstTrump Well, he’s had lots of calls, so it must be true

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@NatalkaKyiv I’ll buy him his rifle

[Marco Cavicchioli @cavicchioli]

Mostrate ai decerebrati che ancora negano il riscaldamento globale questo video ufficiale della NASA sulle temperature globali dal 1880 ad oggi:

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@RichardBurgon I care

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@RonFilipkowski No need to arrest anyone then?

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@NatalkaKyiv @davidericstan ‘Why is life such a f***ing mess?’

The mystery deepens 🤔

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Good. Do it.

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

🇬🇧🇺🇦 The UK is considering selling oil seized from a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker, with proceeds potentially supporting Ukraine.

The cargo, around 98,000 tonnes of Russian Urals crude, estimated to be worth around £35 million, was seized after the tanker was boarded by Royal Marines. UK officials reportedly believe the oil now legally belongs to the UK and are exploring options to auction it, with the proceeds potentially funding Ukraine or supplying frontline equipment.

If approved, it would mark one of the most direct examples of Russian assets being repurposed to support Ukraine.

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@RpsAgainstTrump He’s a fiscal genius 🙄

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@NatalkaKyiv Gosh, it’s a complete mystery 🤔

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Alexander Browder, a 17-year-old London teenager, has become Russia's youngest ever sanctions target. He has built a database exposing the crypto networks helping Russia and other rogue states dodge Western sanctions.

In March, @Alexbrowder_ published a report for the Henry Jackson Society think tank, describing money-laundering mechanisms involving cryptocurrencies and estimating the scale of such operations by Russia, Iran, and North Korea at around $350 billion.

▪️ Cryptocurrency as a sanctions-evasion tool

A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to a stable asset. This may be a currency, such as the ruble. This avoids the sharp price fluctuations typical of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, making the token convenient for payments and transfers.

According to Alexander Browder, this stability made the A7A5 stablecoin a useful instrument for sanctions evasion. The ruble-pegged token allowed payments to be conducted outside the banking system, which has been blocked for Russia by Western sanctions.

Alexander described A7A5 as one of the West's biggest challenges in the fight against money laundering. According to the British Foreign Office, more than $90 billion passed through the stablecoin network linked to the token in the past year alone.

That figure is comparable to roughly half of Russia's annual military spending. In late May, London imposed sanctions on 18 platforms in several countries, accusing them of creating shadow financial systems to circumvent restrictions.

▪️ Russia's response

On June 2, the Russian foreign ministry added Browder and four other British citizens to its sanctions list. They were accused of "slander and spreading false information." The teenager was banned from entering Russia.

Browder himself took the move calmly. According to him, the sanctions have become a badge of honor and proof that his investigation has "touched a nerve."

By the way, Alexander is the son of financier and human rights advocate William Browder @Billbrowder, CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital. His lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, died in a Russian prison in 2009 after exposing a major tax fraud scheme. Browder Sr. is an outspoken critic of Putin and the initiator of the Magnitsky Act.

According to Alexander, it was his father's story that inspired him to pursue investigations. He believes that today's schemes for financing war through cryptocurrencies require a new, younger generation of analysts.

📹: DW

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You have to be kidding me 😳

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

You’ve probably seen this video already, but it describes the situation in Russia so perfectly—so it’s worth a laugh or two.
😂😂😂

One of Russia’s biggest bloggers writes about the crisis in Putin’s paradise:
"I was out driving all day.
The fuel situation is bad. I recommend filling up your tank completely in the city—despite any restrictions—before hitting the highway, and assuming you’ll be driving all the way to the next city."

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@NatalkaKyiv @davidericstan Ah, poor lady. What a shame

[Covie @covie_93]

BREAKING: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to begin negotiations with the algae to reopen the Reflecting Pool.

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@Gerashchenko_en @CatDylanNews Bye, bye savings