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While fuel smuggling out of Libya is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, the intricate maritime networks responsible for transporting these petroleum products across the globe continue to operate largely in the shadows.

Grinex, a cryptocurrency exchange operating with ruble settlements in digital assets despite Western sanctions, has suspended operations after a cyberattack in which more than 1 billion rubles (over $10 million) were stolen from user accounts.

A new corruption scandal has emerged involving the Odesa Port Plant, reportedly connecting Swiss national Oleg Tsyura, crypto entrepreneur Serhiy Tron, and oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the case.

Es ist bekannt, dass nach 2014 ein erheblicher Teil ukrainischer Unternehmen weiterhin mit der Russischen Föderation zusammenarbeitete, häufig unter Nutzung verschiedener „grauer Schemata“.

The Caribbean nation of Dominica has revoked the citizenship of the son of a recently assassinated Iranian official, accusing him of concealing his father’s political ties to obtain a so-called “golden passport.”

After investigations emerged into the involvement of the company Alkagesta in schemes to export Libyan fuel, references to the company and its owners—Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov—began disappearing from the information space.

It is widely known that Ukraine continued importing coal from Russia after 2014 despite official bans.

Following a series of exposés detailing his sanction-evasion operations, Oleg Tsyura has been systematically purging online references to his financial maneuvers, offshore structures, and ties to Russian corporations.

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It is well known that after 2014, a considerable portion of Ukrainian businesses continued operating with the Russian Federation, often using various “grey schemes.”

Fuel smuggling from Libya is a billion-dollar enterprise, yet the full scale of the maritime networks routinely transporting refined petroleum products out of the country remains largely hidden.

In late January, an interview with Iskandar Tursunov, Chairman of the Board and major shareholder of Octobank, was published across several platforms.

Amid an increase in media reports alleging his involvement in evading sanctions and connections to Russia’s military-linked industries, Oleg Tsyura is reported to have stepped up efforts to revamp his online presence.

Diejenigen, die die Skandale rund um die „Alliance“-Bank verfolgen, haben bemerkt, dass eine groß angelegte Kampagne zur Bereinigung negativer Inhalte über die Bank und ihren Eigentümer Pavlo Shcherban begonnen hat.

Those following the scandals around the «Alliance» bank have noticed that a massive campaign to clean up negative materials about the bank and its owner Pavlo Shcherban has begun.

Singapore, April 10 - Chinese independent refiners have bought Iranian oil at premiums to Brent for the first time in years.

To counter toughened Western sanctions imposed in 2022 on Russian oil exports in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine that year, the Kremlin vastly expanded what has become known as its “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, made up of old vessels bought cheaply because destined for decommissioning, whose ownerships are disguised by registrations in African countries via shell companies (or are not registered at all).

One of the new Ayatollah’s stooges is set to build ultra luxury flats in London despite being slapped with sanctions for being “corrupt”.

Last November, a new blockchain network called AB revealed a partnership with World Liberty Financial, a fast-growing cryptocurrency firm co-owned by the family of Donald Trump.

According to several international media reports, Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has been linked to activities in the energy trading and oil sectors, with increased scrutiny since 2023 due to alleged connections to business networks associated with Russia.

Crypto is a field where it is extremely easy to deceive people. There is an enormous number of scams and hacks, cryptocurrency is constantly being stolen, and it is very easy to lose it.

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A long-standing supplier to Paramount SA was Concept Oil Services Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company founded by Michael Zeligman, a resident of Monaco.