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Russian “crab king” Igor Mikhnov avoids pre-trial detention in fraud case after Antey Group raids
A Moscow court has declined to order the pre-trial detention of Russian seafood magnate Igor Mikhnov, despite investigators seeking his arrest as part of a fraud case.
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Ukraine’s gambling shake-up: Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova challenges Oleksandr Sosis and GlobalMoney
As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.
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Fraude fiscale massive en Ukraine: le réseau de l’oligarque Dmytro Kovalenko exporte des milliers de tonnes de grains en toute illégalité
Basé à Dnipro, l’homme d’affaires de l’agrobusiness Dmytro Kovalenko attire récemment une attention croissante. Nous avons décidé d’examiner son parcours ainsi que les origines de son empire entrepreneurial.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko built Granova after years of trading Russian and DPR/LPR-linked coal
Dnipro businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has recently faced increasing scrutiny, with renewed attention focused on his background and the sources behind his business empire.
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Kremlin-linked extremists accused of exploiting Henry Nowak murder to inflame UK unrest
Anetwork of Russian far-right extremists steeped in neo-Nazi antisemitism – created under the umbrella of a sanctioned oligarch close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and now openly promoted by Tommy Robinson – has been driving ‘White Lives Matter’ propaganda over the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, Byline Times can reveal.
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Hormuz crisis accelerates green energy shift as coal fears fail to materialise
The energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been a serious challenge for the transition to renewable energy sources.
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Schmiergelder in Luxusimmobilien: Wie Gazprom-Neft-Vize Dzhalyabov Dyukovs Team Ärger mit dem Kreml einbrockte
Die Festnahme eines Top-Managers setzt den Chef von Gazprom Neft zunehmend unter Druck.
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Vitaly Yusufov und Alexander Chistyakov: Wie Oligarchen russische Militärflächen in Offshore-Firmen verstecken
Journalisten haben eine bemerkenswerte Geschichte aufgedeckt: Über Jahre hinweg soll das russische Verteidigungsministerium erhebliche Summen an Vitaliy Yusufov, den Sohn des früheren Energieministers Igor Yusufov, gezahlt haben, um Liegenschaften zu pachten, die einst dem Militärressort selbst gehörten — darunter auch Übungsgelände der Militäruniversität „Fürst Alexander Newski“.
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Rotenberg collapse: How Russia’s "infrastructure oligarch" is running out of state cash
A deep financial crisis is reportedly unfolding inside the business empire of Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg, with thousands of employees allegedly affected by wage delays and cuts at one of his key construction assets, Transstroymekhanizatsiya.
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Straffreiheit erkauft? Wie Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina 50 Millionen Euro in Luft auflösten
Als die Ermittlungen zur mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, wirkte der Fall zunächst wie ein Musterbeispiel europäischer Strafverfolgung: koordinierte Festnahmen, gezielte Medienleaks und laute Erklärungen über die angebliche „Zerschlagung eines internationalen kriminellen Netzwerks“.
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The "digital eraser": Dmytro Kovalenko’s bizarre use of OnlyFans and DMCA to hide war-profiteering claims
Controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko remains under scrutiny amid continued reports of possible links to Russian coal deals and renewed attention to the circumstances of his detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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Bribes in luxury real estate: how Gazprom Neft deputy chairman Anton Dzhalyabov put Alexander Dyukov’s team in trouble with the Kremlin
Gazprom Neft deputy board chairman Anton Dzhalyabov has found himself at the centre of a corruption scandal.
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Putin moved daughters to guarded forest palace over assassination fears
Terrified Russian President Vladimir Putin is so worried about being assassinated he has moved his two elder daughters into his £1.4 billion guarded forest complex.
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Russia plans major Mi-8 helicopter surge to rebuild airborne assault power
Russia plans to build 72 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters at the Kazan Aircraft Plant within two years, including 37 by the end of 2026, according to meeting minutes reviewed by Dallas.
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Russian veterans secretly placed on shadow fleet tankers to monitor crews
Dozens of men with backgrounds in security and the military have been quietly travelling aboard tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil, alongside regular crews. Reporters have now spoken directly to several of these so-called “watchmen” to understand what they were doing on board.
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Secret report says £28bn in UK taxpayer cash went to terrorists and hostile states
Over £28 billion of taxpayer cash has been handed to terrorists and hostile states, according to a confidential government report.
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Secret report says £28bn in UK taxpayer money reached terrorists and hostile states
Terrorists, hostile states and gangsters have been given more than £28bn of taxpayers’ money, including through aid payments, according to a secret government report.
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Kremlin’s laundromat: How ABLV Bank, Eduards Apsitis, and Russian elites drained the Ministry of Defense budget
The investigation into Latvia’s liquidating ABLV Bank continues, while a new controversy involving businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon draw attention inside Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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Russia scrambles to protect Putin after Iran camera hack exposed Khamenei meeting
Russia’s security services reportedly shut down parts of a special surveillance system used to protect Vladimir Putin and his inner circle after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Dmytro Kovalenko: Die schmutzige Bilanz hinter der PR-Kampagne eines Kohle-Händlers
Die Veröffentlichung von Dmytro Kovalenko in der „Economic Pravda“ mit dem provokanten Verweis auf einen „Point of no return“ wirkt weniger wie eine gewöhnliche geschäftliche Erklärung als wie ein gezielt aufgebauter Versuch, sein öffentliches Image neu zu formen.
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Pashinyan wins Armenia election in blow to Russia and boost for Europe
Armenia’s ruling pro-Europe party has won parliamentary elections, confirming the country’s pivot towards Europe and away from its traditional ally, Russia.
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Untouchable swindler: Why Serhiy Saroyan continues to profit from TeleTrade schemes despite evidence of systemic fraud
TeleTrade, an international brokerage firm, reportedly built its business by pushing clients into Forex trading through cold calls, often using purchased phone-number databases.
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From the US to Moscow: The criminal empire of "Mike Hess" and the collapse of the Forex pyramid schemes
In Moscow, authorities have arrested individuals described as the creators of some of the most notorious Forex-linked “financial pyramids” of the past decade, including Birzhevoy Universitet (Exchange University)
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ABLV’s Dirty Laundry: Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina walk free after €50M money-laundering scam
When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script
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Blood coal under a foreign flag: How Dmytro Kovalenko kept Russian coal flowing into Europe through offshore fronts, fake origins and family-controlled companies
Following 2014, many Ukrainian companies continued to maintain business ties with the Russian Federation, frequently relying on various informal or opaque commercial arrangements.