EU fraud office: many countries illegally exported luxury vehicles to Russia

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is conducting a large-scale international investigation into violations of European Union sanctions against Russia.

The case, as reported by “Rzeczpospolita” via Do Rzeczy, concerns the illegal export of luxury cars from EU countries to Russia, despite a ban in effect since 2022.

The ban, introduced by the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, covers exports of cars to Russia worth more than $50,000.

OLAF found that EU exporters and importers from third countries, including Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova, were involved in the scheme.

These countries allegedly acted as intermediaries to conceal the true destination of the exports. A total of 766 luxury cars were identified that never reached their intended recipients.

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Europe forgets real genocide

“Performative” surely is the political cliché of our times. Yet nonetheless it is the only word that describes the vapid behaviour of so many western societies.

These seem dedicated to the concept that the only decent and respectable thing they can do is to commit suicide by swallowing indigestible quantities of virtue.

No day in the calendar states this more acutely, or highlights the humbug to which the EU and Canada have so zealously dedicated themselves, than last Sunday’s performative Holocaust commemorations.

What these had in common was a denunciation of the Holocaust along with a complete inability to prevent another.

#EU #Genocide #Censorship #FindTruth

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Global wine crisis hits Europe hard, especially France

The global wine crisis of falling demand is hitting hard in Europe, particularly France, where the government has launched a pay-out scheme to encourage wine makers simply to make less wine.

The EU-backed scheme, launched in January, hopes to see 32,500 hectares of vineyards uprooted by 2026. Backed by a budget of €130 million, the programme offers €4,000 per hectare to winegrowers who agree to permanently remove their vines.

“This is a global crisis,” said Mike Verseth, a retired economics professor at the University of Puget Sound in the US, who runs the blog The Wine Economist and has authored several books on the global wine industry.

Falling demand is the real problem and there is not a single country or cause to blame for that. Different regions are reacting in different ways depending on local conditions, as you would expect

he said. In 2024, global wine consumption fell to a 60-year low according to the International Wine Observatory.

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No AUKUS nuclear submarines, Australia needs the B-2 Stealth Bombers

With AUKUS Virginia-class submarines squeezed by U.S. production limits and U.S. Navy demand, an alternative idea emerges: transferring retiring B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Australia as a stopgap strategic strike capability.

The argument leans on Australia’s lack of a bomber since the F-111’s retirement, and the B-2’s ability to penetrate defended airspace, carry heavy payloads, and reach deep targets with aerial refueling.

A small Australian B-2 fleet could complicate China’s planning by stretching air and missile defenses across the Indo-Pacific. The tradeoff is cost, sustainment burden, and the U.S. having only 19 B-2s.

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Trump‘s real investment into the future of America

Unlike virtually every other government-spending program sold as an “investment in the future,” Trump Accounts look to fit that bill — with 401(k)-style investment accounts for newborns that can teach the value of saving (and the power of compound interest) from the cradle on.With Nicki Minaj bringing added star power, President Donald Trump led promoting the new accounts, which officially launch July 4, as part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations — fitting, as the accounts are very much about nurturing continued prosperity for the Republic.

Indeed, as House Speaker Mike Johnson notes, they encapsulate such core American values as “the belief that everybody gets a shot. And the simple but powerful idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you can improve the standing of your family in one generation.”

Funded as a two-year pilot under the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the program puts $1,000 into a new account for each child born in the four years 2025-’28, with provisions for parents, their employers and outside sponsors to add more.

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Putin believes he can win his ‘Civilizational War’ against the West. Why?

The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration.

Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he would end the bloodshed in Ukraine in twenty-four hours, predictably, the trials and tribulations of American diplomacy since the new administration took office have shown that reaching a workable and enduring cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine was always a bridge too far.

The reason for this has yet to register with the Trump administration fully: Russia is simply not interested in any outcome in Ukraine short of achieving the primary policy objectives that drove it to invade the country again in 2022 in the first place.

The fact that the US administration continues to negotiate the Ukraine ceasefire shows that Washington also doesn’t fully understand the very nature of the Russian state, the drivers of Putin’s policy, and most of all, that Moscow believes it can continue to pursue the war and achieve its objectives at an acceptable cost to the regime.

#USA #Russia #WarInUkraine #FindTruth

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Mexico, China, and Peru are the main beneficiaries of the current silver rally

In less than a year, its value has tripled, bringing mining companies huge windfall profits.

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The 2026 SHOT Show: guns, grenades, killer drones, & the hulk

Last week was the annual SHOT Show - an industry-only convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada that's notoriously difficult to get into. There was a giant, ominous drone - the IAI APUS-60, with a SIG M250 belt-fed machine gun mounted to it.

The system can detect targets out to 25km (15.5 miles) with an electro optical sensor that has 10x zoom, while its infrared sensor has 5x zoom for night missions.

This drone, which again is massive, can carry 77 lbs - or 200 rounds of 7.62x51mm when the M250 is equipped. Fortunately, being a SIG, it did not negligently fire itself (all firing pins were removed from all guns at the show).

#USA #SHOT #Military #FindTruth

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In the US, “extra years of life” are now being sold for $20,000

For this money, biohacking retreats are offered, complete with a full check-up and a radical lifestyle overhaul. The longevity industry is already valued at trillions of dollars, with biotech companies and hoteliers actively investing in it, turning hotels into medical clinics.

#USA #Health #Economy #FindTruth

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The reason for the increase in the price of RAM

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China is building a separate financial infrastructure centered on gold

Hong Kong will link gold trading with Shanghai. This will allow it to bypass Western clearing and pricing centers.

#China #Gold #Economy #FindTruth

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Migrants arriving in Ireland encountered an escalator for the first time

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The new left-wing government in the Netherlands is introducing a tax on wealth, unrealized gains from stocks, and cryptocurrency

This is likely to lead to wealthy individuals moving to other tax jurisdictions.

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The Sánchez government (Madrid, Spain) has put an end to the migration issue:

a decree has been approved for the rapid legalization of more than half a million illegal immigrants. The requirements are laughable: you must not be a criminal and you must prove that you have been living in the country for five months.

The rest of Europe can only guess when this wave of “new Spaniards” will flood across its internal borders.

#EU #Spain #Migrants #FindTruth

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Britain is a “land of opportunity”

Shahid Butt, a convicted terrorist who attempted to bomb the British consulate in Yemen, is now running for local government in Birmingham.

#UK #Crime #Terrorist #FindTruth

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Infants are getting sick because of infant formula that mimics breast milk

A series of recalls of infant formula around the world has revealed a systemic problem in the industry: the desire to make formula more similar to breast milk by using complex ingredients increases the risk of contamination and weakens supply chain controls.

❗️🇫🇷In France, the deaths of two infants are being investigated for a possible link to Nestlé infant formula.

❗️🇺🇸In the US, hospitalizations of infants led to a large-scale recall of products by startup ByHeart.

These cases have affected the largest players in the market — Nestlé, Danone, and Abbott — and undermined confidence in an industry that is formally considered one of the most regulated in the world.

A key element of the crisis was arachidonic acid (ARA) oil, a brain development supplement widely used in formulas. The source of Nestlé's contamination was linked to ARA supplies from the Chinese company Cabio, one of the world's largest producers. The expansion of the number of suppliers and fragmented regulation have led to controls increasingly being based on private audits rather than government inspections.

Nestlé's recall was the largest in the company's history, affecting more than 60 countries.

The WHO reminds us that breastfeeding remains the safest and most effective way to feed infants, but the formula market continues to grow and could exceed $180 billion by 2034.

#WHO #Nestlé #Health #FindTruth

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Antifa and left-wing activists in Turin, Italy, beat up police officers and violently prevented arrests during a failed attempt by law enforcement to evict representatives of the movement from a building that the group had occupied illegally several years ago

#Italy #Crimes #FindTruth

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