Would that be the same Oleg Deripaska , Russian oligarch and friend to George Osborne, Petie Mandelson and Nat Rothschild ? theguardian.com/politics/2008/…
Nat's grandfather Victor Rothschild was an intelligence officer during World War II and an advisor to the Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher governments
that's right next to the US Army Corps of Engineers, US Coast Guard, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA Campus West or NCW) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_…
"..documents indicate the farm is a "Private Event and Meeting Center..a respite for and marketed to State Departments, foreign dignitaries, diplomats, Fortune 500 executives &their boards, ultra high net worth individuals & their families &celebrities."
Declassified UK :
"A virtual unknown, Putin had suddenly become acting president two months before when Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first democratically elected leader, resigned on New Year’s Day 2000, and appointed Putin his successor... declassifieduk.org/revealed-uk-ig…
The Foreign Office briefing notes, obtained by Declassified after a freedom of information request, show a positive UK attitude toward Putin, believing the new president would further integrate Russia into the Western-ruled international system."..
"It’s been a good week for Palantir. The controversial spy-tech company, co-founded by Trump donor Peter Thiel, looks set to secure even more UK government work after the defence secretary pledged to expand the role of AI in the military."🤔
"Palantir already holds a £330 million NHS data contract. But as Democracy for Sale revealed last week, most hospitals in England are not using the software, with many complaining that it simply isn’t up to scratch." democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-nh…
"To encourage hospitals to take it up, the government signed an £8 million deal with consultancy giant KPMG to "promote the adoption" of Palantir’s tech in the NHS."..
"Historical and Contemporary Migrations of Central Asian Muslims: History, Culture, and Identity
Conference Programme and Abstracts, April 2024"
- Institute of Ismaili Studies
2023
"A specialized jurisdiction of the Paris prosecutor's office known as JIRS is looking into a villa on the French Riviera. Located in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, near Monaco,..
it was once a pied-à-terre for the Zairean dictator Sese Seko Mobutu and his family. Its three swimming pools, tennis court and heliport make it one of the most luxurious villas on the Côte d'Azur... lemonde.fr/en/economy/art…
There is evidence to suggest that the successive acquisition schemes for the villa were carried out in the name of various companies, whose indirect ownership would make Gazprom the beneficial owner,..
2024
"Romania: Four members of criminal group with mafia ties charged with €4.3 million fraud"
"The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has brought charges against four suspects, believed to be part of a criminal ring with ties to Italian mafia groups, for a €4.3 million subsidy fraud involving EU and national funds..
It is alleged that the defendants formed a criminal group with other suspects to provide false letters of guarantee to awardees of projects financed by EU funds, which claimed to insure the projects against potential damages... eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/…
"The motivation behind the attack is currently unclear. Germany suffered a series of knife and car-ramming terror attacks in the run-up to the February federal elections." telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
"In March, two people were killed after a man with mental illness crashed his car into a crowd of people in the western city of Mannheim. Several others were injured."