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White puzzle pieces obscuring a US hundred dollar bill symbolizing shell company opacity and money laundering risks

GAO Warns Trump’s Rollback of Shell Company Rules Opens Door to Drug Cartel Money Laundering

A federal watchdog has found that the Trump administration's decision to gut a bipartisan anti-money-laundering law leaves more than 49 million domestic companies exempt from disclosing who actually owns them — a

June 5, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

SPIEF 2026 exhibition hall delegates Russia economy St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Russia’s Sanctioned Tycoons Accuse Kremlin of Setting an Economic Trap at SPIEF 2026

Russia's sanctioned business elite used the St. Petersburg forum to voice a rare public grievance: the Kremlin has forced them to repatriate assets while offering no viable domestic investment environment — a

June 5, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addresses reporters on Ukraine conflict and US mediator role

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Moscow has never idealized Washington's mediator role in the Ukraine conflict, pointing to the uninterrupted flow of American weapons to Kyiv. His remarks arrive days after Secretary

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin at Russia's SPIEF 2026 economic forum as weapons proliferation claims dominate the sidelines

Putin Claims Weapons Shipped to Ukraine Are Now Circulating Worldwide

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday that weapons supplied to Ukraine have begun spreading across the world. The claim, delivered as Ukrainian drones struck

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Participants tour the exhibition hall at SPIEF 2026 in St. Petersburg Russia

Putin Says Russia’s Military-Industrial Base Is Growing Stronger Every Month at SPIEF 2026

Speaking to the heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin said Russia's production, scientific, and personnel capacity for its military forces strengthens every month. The remarks,

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at his annual press conference in Moscow January 2026

Lavrov Shuts Door on Europe at SPIEF, Calls Continent a ‘Fiend of Hell’ Behind Every World War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared at SPIEF on Thursday that Moscow has no intention of engaging in dialogue with European states, calling the continent a 'fiend of hell' with an unbroken

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Nord Stream natural gas pipeline landfall facility at Lubmin Germany

Putin Says Gazprom Ready to Resume Gas Supplies to Germany, Nord Stream 2 Line Intact

Vladimir Putin told world news agency heads at SPIEF 2026 that Gazprom has never refused to supply Germany and a surviving Nord Stream 2 line could begin flowing the same day Berlin

June 5, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council stakeout reacting to conflict-related sexual violence listing

Russia Calls UN Listing Over Sexual Violence ‘Biased,’ Vows Counter-Report on Ukraine

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told a Security Council stakeout on Thursday that Moscow was 'extremely disappointed and indignated' by Secretary-General António Guterres's decision to list Russian armed forces in his conflict-related

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Black smoke rises over the port of St. Petersburg as the SPIEF 2026 economic forum opens

Russia’s Dmitriev Says Germany’s ‘Sensible Forces’ Know Nord Stream Must Be Restored

Russia's RDIF chief Kirill Dmitriev said at SPIEF 2026 that pragmatic forces across Germany's political establishment understand Nord Stream pipelines must be restored — broadening Moscow's pitch beyond the AfD fringe as

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk at the SPIEF 2024 commodity exchange signing ceremony with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Russia-Belarus Trade Could Hit $70 Billion in 2026 as Union State Integration Deepens

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said at SPIEF that bilateral trade between Russia and Belarus could reach $70 billion this year, up from $62 billion in 2025, as the two countries

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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GAO Warns Trump’s Rollback of Shell Company Rules Opens Door to Drug Cartel Money Laundering

Russia’s Sanctioned Tycoons Accuse Kremlin of Setting an Economic Trap at SPIEF 2026

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

Putin Claims Weapons Shipped to Ukraine Are Now Circulating Worldwide

Putin Says Russia’s Military-Industrial Base Is Growing Stronger Every Month at SPIEF 2026

Lavrov Shuts Door on Europe at SPIEF, Calls Continent a ‘Fiend of Hell’ Behind Every World War

Putin Says Gazprom Ready to Resume Gas Supplies to Germany, Nord Stream 2 Line Intact

Russia’s Dmitriev Says Germany’s ‘Sensible Forces’ Know Nord Stream Must Be Restored

Russia-Belarus Trade Could Hit $70 Billion in 2026 as Union State Integration Deepens

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