Russia in the 21st Century [Superthread]

[suffolkowner]

going to have to steal more grain from Ukraine

 

[HavokFour]

We're moving into "alternative" means to fund his war.

Panic among Moscow’s Elite As Putin Moves to Seize Tycoon’s Empire

Vladimir Putin’s government has launched an aggressive campaign to nationalize the assets of Konstantin Strukov, one of Russia’s richest men and the owner of the country’s largest gold mining company. The move marks a sharp escalation in the Kremlin’s efforts to extract wealth from within its...

kyivinsider.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

"No, no, no - we're just a small business trying to catch tasty, healthy and sustainable fish!"

Norway kicks out Norebo and Murman Seafood in fear of intelligence gathering

The Norwegian government on Monday decided to sanction the two Russian fishing companies Norebo JSC and Murman Seafood.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

From the article:

 

[GK .Dundas]

We're moving into "alternative" means to fund his war.

Panic among Moscow’s Elite As Putin Moves to Seize Tycoon’s Empire

Vladimir Putin’s government has launched an aggressive campaign to nationalize the assets of Konstantin Strukov, one of Russia’s richest men and the owner of the country’s largest gold mining company. The move marks a sharp escalation in the Kremlin’s efforts to extract wealth from within its...

kyivinsider.com

Is it just me ?
But doesn't this sound like the plot out of an old episode of the Black Adder?
Apparently Mr. Putin has a cunning plan.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Meanwhile, Wagner branches out..

3 men guilty in UK arson attack ordered by Russia’s Wagner mercenaries - National | Globalnews.ca

Last year's blaze at an industrial estate in east London targeted two units including one for a company which delivered packages to Ukraine.

globalnews.ca

 

[McG]

Meanwhile, Wagner branches out..

3 men guilty in UK arson attack ordered by Russia’s Wagner mercenaries - National | Globalnews.ca

Last year's blaze at an industrial estate in east London targeted two units including one for a company which delivered packages to Ukraine.

globalnews.ca

Can they be labelled a terrorist org now?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Can they be labelled a terrorist org now?

Already done: Wagner Group proscribed.

 

[HavokFour]

The plot thickens.

Russian transportation official drops dead in office on same day as transportation minister’s suicide — Meduza

Andrey Korneichuk, deputy head of the Russian Federal Road Agency’s Property Management Department, died at the Transportation Ministry’s Moscow headquarters on Monday. According to Telegram channels with close ties to Russian law enforcement, the 42-year-old official died either in his office...

meduza.io

 

[The Bread Guy]

Meanwhile, Wagner branches out..

3 men guilty in UK arson attack ordered by Russia’s Wagner mercenaries - National | Globalnews.ca

Last year's blaze at an industrial estate in east London targeted two units including one for a company which delivered packages to Ukraine.

globalnews.ca

More on those chaps from the UK prosecution service ....

How the CPS used new National Security Act legislation to prosecute the plot to sabotage Ukrainian aid warehouses on UK soil | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

 

[HavokFour]

The Russian government competing with itself for warm bodies can't be helping much, either.

Russia's population crisis is so dire, it's staring down a labor shortage of 11 million people by 2030, a minister told Putin

In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to 1.82 million.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

Noooooo, say it ain't so ....

Germany's Dobrindt accuses Russia, Belarus of weaponizing migration ｜ DPA

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has praised Poland's efforts to secure its border with Belarus. He said he was convinced that their measures were having an "enormous impact" on migration. "Here you can see how effective external border protection is done," he told reporters on...

nordot.app

Putin could 'weaponize immigration' to sow division in NATO nation warns expert

The UK is being threatened by President Putin and other foes, the defense committee has said, with the Russian leader potentially looking to "weaponize immigration flows over borders" to sow division

www.irishstar.com