"We are witnessing a historic process -- Russians are leaving for the first time in two centuries," independent Azerbaijani analyst Elhan Shahinoglu told AFP.
Ultimately, the #UkraineWar has presented #China with a stark choice: double down on propping up a diminished Russian state or pursue a new reality by engaging seriously in peace talks to end the war.
The protracted war has strengthened potential rivals, exposed China to novel #sanction threats, disrupted its #economy, and drained its principal partner of resources and #MilitaryCapability.
A DC appeals court agreed yesterday to block a #subpoena to #JeffClark from bar investigators seeking to #sanction him for his actions in 2020. The court said it violated his #5thAmendment protections.
US Treasury Press Release: Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two cybersecurity experts affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for providing ISIS leadership and supporters with cybersecurity training, enabling their use of virtual currency, and supporting the terrorist group’s recruitment. Additionally, OFAC designated an ISIS financial facilitator involved in transferring funds to ISIS-affiliated individuals in Syria.
🔗 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2056
US Treasury Press Release: the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the United Kingdom are taking joint action against a network of individuals that targeted Iranian dissidents and opposition activists for assassination at the direction of the Iranian regime. The network is led by Iranian narcotics trafficker Naji Ibrahim Sharifi-Zindashti (Zindashti) and operates at the behest of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Zindashti’s network has carried out numerous acts of transnational repression including assassinations and kidnappings across multiple jurisdictions in an attempt to silence the Iranian regime’s perceived critics. The network has also plotted operations in the United States.
🔗 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2052
Exclusive: Report shows Russian ships loading at North Korean port, amid accusation that Pyongyang supplies missiles and shells.
A violation of international sanctions.
“Russia’s use of North Korean weapons in #Ukraine is a violation of multiple #UN security council resolutions,” said a UN diplomat. “It undermines international efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and exposes just how desperate Russia has become in its failed invasion. This and other evidence submitted to the UN sanctions committee should trigger a full investigation into Russia and North Korea’s flagrant breaking of #international#sanction.
attention mes twittos antiracistes sûrs : le mot décolonisation est censé provoquer un blocage des comptes qui l'utilisent, Musk a décidé que ça voulait dire "génocide". il est fortement conseillé d'aller nettoyer vos vieux tweets pour éviter un ban automatique ><...