Thread by @Heidi_Cuda

Ep15 @radicalizedpod I read an email from Martin Sheil—former IRS criminal investigator—near the top of the show dissecting Russia sanctions. Check it out:


Also threading: “Swift is HUUUUGE!”

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Detaching major Russian banks from SWIFT which was announced is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This will be devastating to the Russian economy which is rather paltry - maybe analogous to that of Portugal or Texas.

What is scary is the sanctions are backing Putin into a corner.—Marty

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He sounds more and more paranoid. He is also very enamored of his nukes, and I am getting concerned that he is like a cat caught up in a tree that may decide to take desperate measures. Here is something else: Will the Russian Generals allow Putin to take nuclear measures?-MS

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How much longer will the FSB and the Russian Defense Ministry and the Oligarchs support Putin? He is destroying the Russian economy. He is acting like a mad man. 

Will there be an intervention with Putin in the next week or so by the Russian elite?—Martin Sheil

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If Putin survives this war it won't be long before he will be an economic vassal to China who will hold great leverage over Russia.

There will be a new world order and Russia won't be a part of it because their economy will be in ruins.—Martin Sheil

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Putin and Russia will be restricted to the sidelines while China and the U.S. will face off.—Marty

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It was announced today that UK was sanctioning an executive from VTB one of the largest Russian banks. His name is Yuri Soloviev. Let me show you how difficult it will be to enforce these sanctions by the banking system by linking a series of graphics from ICIJ.—Marty

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The ICIJ investigative consortium exposing offshoring.

First the link for Yury Soloviev offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/12156563

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Note the London address for a very connected Moscow bank executive. Now click on the link for the main shell company connected to Soloviev. - something called Quillas Equities

offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/10138062

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Please take note of the linked countries - UAE and British Virgin Islands.

Also note the name Ulyutina which is the maiden name of Soloviev's wife. The first name may be that of Soloviev's daughter or mother in law.—MS

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Next I want you to click on an associated Shell company called Ryon Ltd.
offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/11009152

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Note that there are dozens of shell companies associated with Ryon many of which are linked to Switzerland which as you know has closely guarded secrecy provisions that protect the identity of account holders.

That is going to be a bitch to crack.—Marty

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I don't think Yuri Soloviev is sweating out these sanctions very much.—MS

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And if Soloviev isn't sweating I am betting the other fifty top Russian oligarchs are similarly situated in terms of having their wealth significantly layered by a multitude of shell companies each of which are likely registered in nominee names.—Marty

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Heidi - do you see the challenges facing Western banking in terms of enforcing any economic sanctions implemented on the Russian elite?

Marty

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Speaking of Switzerland:

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https://twitter.com/heidi_cuda/status/1498322079032115201