Deutsche Bank flags potential sanctions breaches over Russian client deposits

Deutsche Bank notified German regulators of possible breaches of EU sanctions after finding that certain Russian clients held deposits exceeding the €100,000 limit. This follows increased regulatory scrutiny and a prior money-laundering probe. The bank claims to have proactive compliance measures in place and is addressing the identified issues.

SALISBURY POISONING INTELLIGENCE CHIEF SHOT IN MOSCOW

A senior Russian military intelligence leader, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, was shot several times in an apparent assassination attempt at a residential block of flats on the north-western outskirts of Moscow and rushed to hospital in serious condition. Moscow, Russia — Friday, 6 February 2026Police have launched a criminal investigation Continue Reading

BRITAIN UPDATES ‘SECRET WAR PLANS’

Officials in the Cabinet Office are understood to be updating the ‘homeland defence plan’ spelling out how the government would respond to a strike by a hostile foreign state. Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a review of Britain’s war plans due to growing fears of a potential direct military attack Continue Reading

RUSSIA FINES GOOGLE $20 DECILLION!

Google has been fined $2.5 ‘decillion’ by a Russian court for blocking pro-Kremlin propaganda on YouTube. The fine, equivalent to $2.5 trillion trillion trillion, is the result of four years of accumulated fines, with the figure doubling every week under Russian law. The original penalty of 100,000 rubles was handed Continue Reading

Lammy Calls for “Guts” in using Storm Shadow Missiles

UK foreign secretary David Lammy has indicated that negotiations with the White House to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia are ongoing, arguing it is a time for “nerve and guts.” The apparent encouragement to Joe Biden comes just over a week after Lammy and Keir Starmer Continue Reading

Lammy Calls for “Guts” in using Storm Shadow Missiles

UK foreign secretary David Lammy has indicated that negotiations with the White House to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia are ongoing, arguing it is a time for “nerve and guts.” The apparent encouragement to Joe Biden comes just over a week after Lammy and Keir Starmer Continue Reading