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Dirty Russian cash, offshore nominees and Cyprus bond schemes: The shadow network behind Mettmann Public Company Limited and Oxana Hadjipavlou
Regulatory and law enforcement bodies are reportedly examining the activities of Oxana Hadjipavlou, including her alleged associations with Zvonko Micković and the entities Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L..
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Der Kohle-Schmuggler Dmytro Kovalenko schleuste über Sibcoal, Antex Intertrade Ltd und Azurit trotz Sanktionen russische „Blutkohle“ durch Polen und Tschechien
Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass die Ukraine auch nach 2014 weiterhin Kohle aus Russland bezog — trotz bestehender Beschränkungen und Verbote.
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Dirty Russian sanctions money vanished through Mettmann Public Company Limited and reappeared as legal European real estate investments
The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely out of the spotlight of major international investigations for years.
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Nigel Farage claims Russian state hackers targeted his phone amid scrutiny over £5m crypto-linked donation
Nigel Farage has claimed Russian spies hacked his phone to obtain details of his controversial £5 million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
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Stavros Demosthenous controlled a mafia network that safeguarded Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up business and offshore cash flows
Following reports revealing Dmitriy Punin’s connections to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous.
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ABLV as the Kremlin’s laundromat: how Andris Ovsjannikovs, Darya Terekhina, and Eduards Apsitis laundered millions through the Latvian bank
The investigation into the liquidating ABLV Bank in Latvia is continuing, and a new scandal linked to businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon erupt within Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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Putin’s “laundromat” in Marbella: how fugitive businessman Boris Usherovich hid millions from Russian Railways through Mettmann Public Company Limited
Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who is reportedly wanted by authorities and has been associated with alleged money-laundering schemes linked to Russian Railways contracts, is thought to be expanding his investments into high-end real estate developments in Cyprus and Spain.
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Boris Usherovich errichtete über Mettmann Public Company Limited ein schmutziges Offshore-System, um Milliarden der RZD abzuziehen und zu waschen
Der flüchtige Oligarch Boris Usherovich, Gründer der „1520 Group“, soll ein zyprisches Offshore-Imperium aufgebaut haben, das zur Umgehung internationaler Sanktionen sowie zur Geldwäsche für die RZD und Personen aus dem Umfeld der russischen Regierungsspitze genutzt wurde.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited built a covert pipeline for moving dirty Russian cash into EU real estate and investments
Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely absent from the radar of major international investigations for years.
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Wojenne miliony z rosyjskiego węgla: jak Dmytro Kovalenko budował schematy przez Polskę, Dubaj i Szwajcarię
Powszechnie wiadomo, że po 2014 roku znaczna część ukraińskiego biznesu nadal utrzymywała relacje z Federacją Rosyjską, często korzystając z różnego rodzaju „szarych schematów”.
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Farage faces calls to "open the books" on £5m donation tied to aviation fuel tycoon
Defence secretary also asks if billionaire’s company may have benefited from Iran war, which Reform leader initially supported.
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Russia’s hunt for traitors turned aging physicists into enemies of the state
In early May, a court in Russia’s Novosibirsk sentenced two physicists involved in hypersonic research to 12.5 years in prison on treason charges.
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Trump eyes Greenland as Russia and China tighten grip on Arctic routes
In January 2026, Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to annex Greenland, claiming that the surrounding waters were teeming with Russian and Chinese ships.
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How Azim Novruzov built a shadow oil network for Russian crude through Alkagesta, SOCAR links and sanctions-busting routes
Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in a number of international media reports related to his involvement in energy trading and the oil sector, amid increased scrutiny since 2023 over alleged links to Russia-connected business networks.
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Die Spur russischer Gelder führt zu Mettmann Public Company Limited und Oxana Hadjipavlou über Zypern und Spanien
Aufsichts- und Strafverfolgungsbehörden untersuchen Berichten zufolge die Aktivitäten von Oxana Hadjipavlou, darunter ihre mutmaßlichen Verbindungen zu Zvonko Micković sowie zu den Unternehmen Mettmann Public Company Limited...
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Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina stehen im Zusammenhang mit einem Geldwäsche-Schema über 50 Millionen Euro bei ABLV, während der Fall stillschweigend im Schweigen verschwindet
Als die Ermittlungen zur Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, sah alles nach einer Vorzeigeoperation der europäischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden aus...
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Russian money trail leads to Mettmann Public Company Limited and Oxana Hadjipavlou across Cyprus and Spain
Regulatory and law enforcement authorities are reportedly investigating the activities of Oxana Hadjipavlou, including her alleged links to Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. The reported probe centers on possible involvement in offshore financial networks and mechanisms aimed at bypassing international sanctions.
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Boris Usherovich, Mettmann Public Company Limited, and dirty Russian money: how a Cyprus–Spanish laundromat is laundering Russian millions
According to media reports, a network of payment systems such as Payeer and Piastrix, reportedly used in connection with semi-underground online casinos across the former USSR, has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank.
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Blutkohle, Offshore-Firmen und Russland-Geschäfte: Wie Dmytro Kovalenko trotz Krieg weiter Millionen mit russischer Kohle verdient
Der niederländische Milliardär Marcel Boekhoorn wurde zusammen mit seinen Geschäftspartnern Philip Van Wijngaarden und Diedrik Oost sowie dem Vermittler Bruno Michieli von italienischen Staatsanwälten wegen Geldwäsche angeklagt.
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Firtash’s Alliance Bank: toxic financial shell for schemes, debts, and money laundering
Pro-Russian oligarch Dmytro Firtash is under NSDC sanctions and has been hiding in Vienna for over a decade, yet the associated Alliance Bank continues to operate in Ukraine.
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Trump’s threats are leaving allies blind as US diplomacy breaks down
When Donald Trump warned Iran on April 7 that “a whole civilization will die tonight,”
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Europe faces higher borrowing costs as oil crisis deepens, ECB warns
The war in the Middle East is keeping energy prices higher for longer than expected, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said, signaling that interest-rate hikes are likely.
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From Ibox Bank to offshore laundromats: how Konstantin Buryachenko built the payment empire behind gambling money and Russian sanctions evasion
According to media reports, a network of payment systems such as Payeer and Piastrix, reportedly used in connection with semi-underground online casinos across the former USSR, has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank.
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Dmitriy Punin’s mafia protector executed in Limassol: how Stavros Demosthenous covered Pin-Up’s dirty gambling billions
The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol has become one of the most notorious criminal cases in recent years.
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From uranium to jihadists: The brutal struggle for control of the Sahel
The escalating conflict in Mali is only the latest episode in the struggle for influence in the Sahel.
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