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The Russian military’s ‘torture pits’

A new investigation from journalists at iStories and researchers at the Conflict Intelligence Team accuses the Russian military of using so-called “torture pits” against unruly, often drunk soldiers. Journalists and researchers think they found two sites, one outside Volgograd and the other outside…

EU court removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list

The EU General Court removed Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven off an EU sanction list

Financial Crime Weekly Episode 103

Hello, and welcome to episode 103 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. The busy weeks for financial crime continue this week. Some good news on sanctions from the EU for two designated oligarchs, as well as research on the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy. There is …

Disharmony and trade war convergence

In this episode Rachel Wolcott and Lindsey Rogerson discuss the state of play with various sanctions regimes. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and others imposed sanctions and Russian sanctions are still the big story as the war passe…

Cherie Blair Is Working for a Russian Oligarch Who Is Now Suing British and Luxemburg Governments in Corporate Court

Support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system Read our Digital / Print Editions Packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, and features SUBSCRIBE TODAY The UK is being sued by a Russian oligarch under controversial Investor State Dispute Settlement rules, t…

Crosswire — September 23, 2026

DAILY BRIEFING — September 23, 2026 --- GEOPOLITICS Trump–Zelensky Meet in New York — Optimism, But No Deal What changed: Trump and Zelensky met for roughly 40 minutes on the UNGA sidelines. Trump said the war will end "sooner than people expect," claimed both sides are exhausted, and cited ~25,000…

US-Iran Backchannels in New York, Greenland Arctic Pact, and EU Oligarch Concessions

In this episode, we report on United States and Iranian envoys holding three hours of mediated talks in New York following conflicting public statements at the United Nations General Assembly, where Tehran tied maritime passage to lifting naval blockades. We examine the formal signing of a trilater…

Crosswire — September 24, 2026

DAILY BRIEFING — September 24, 2026 --- GEOPOLITICS US–Denmark–Greenland Defence Deal Signed — Trump's "Take It" Talk Ends in a Base Deal What changed: All three parties signed an amended defence agreement permitting two new US bases — Narsarsuaq in the south and Mestersvig in the east — plus expan…

What did Greenland really cost?

Greenland, Belarus potash and Russian oligarchs: everything has a price this week. What did Washington get from a Greenland defence deal with no end date? And can EU sanctions be bargained with, now they’ve taken Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman off the list? Chapters 00:00:00 This week's Con…