Trump, Putin, Pokrovsk... and the fallout to come
Expect this to be a controversial post. In part because (as you surely by...
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Putin's Trumpian error--and Russia's looming strategic defeat
No introduction this week, apart from a question: Could Ukraine’s darkest days be coming...
Crime realities in CEE... and still more Russian spy games
This week’s CEE crime-and-grime roundup has got it all. Narcotics, espionage, corruption… Just keep...
A brief update on the vory (thieves-in-law)--and how they turn up like a bad penny
Reader beware, we are back to mafia content, with this post inspired by a...
War in Ukraine Update: Trump's "let them fight a while" a shockingly dangerous take
Yes, it's time for another crime-and-grime update—much has been, and much continues to be...
The CEO scam still reigns--and guitar store cyber-grifts prove it could get you too...
Several years ago--well before COVID--I began encountering the CEO social engineering scam on scale....
Georgian "vor/thief-in-law" detained in Poland, investigation ongoing
As was also noted in today's crime roundup, a wanted thief-in-law (vor v zakone)...
Of elections, meth, murder and (to no surprise) a fraudulent ceasefire...
This edition’s crime and subterfuge rundown boasts a worrying undercurrent. Not a new undercurrent,...
Putin balks, Zelenskyy still ready for ceasefire talks, the war goes on...
So we were held in (slight) suspense. For a time. In other words, some...
Narcotics and more narcotics--and the risk to business is real
Call it a flood. Or choose to ignore it. Still, the cocaine just keeps...