1/5 Let’s talk about Switzerland’s Credit Suisse Bank.
It is in shit street financially and needs a $54Bn bailout from Switzerland’s Central Bank.
Credit Suisse is 160 years old and is one of the largest banks in the world. This bank has a history of … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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1986 - The bank was implicated in helping to store $10bn stolen by Phillipines Ferdinand Marco and his wife Emelda siphoned from the country. Credit Suisse open fake accounts for this couple under the names of William Saunders and Jane Ryan to hide the stolen money. The… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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2009 - Credit Suisse was fined $536m for circumventing sanctions by the US Gov, including Iran and Sudan between 1995-2007. At the time the bank claimed it was “enhancing procedures” and taking action internally.
2017 - Police raided homes and Credit Suisse banks in the Netherlands and France and launched investigations into employees in the UK, Australia and Germany involved in tax evasion in over 55000 accounts. At the time Credit Suisse said it was “co-operating with authorities”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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2021 Credit Suisse recorded a $5.5bn loss due to it’s exposure to a US Hedgefund which collapsed. The bank said it fired 9 staff and took action against a further 23 staff. It promised to put “Risk Management at the heart of its decision making”
UBS will be buying a world of corruption - it will colour the UBS image permanently, with corruption and systematic failures in compliance and due diligence.
On russian Telegram: Putin can’t hide the conscription in the outlying regions anymore, now it’s a free for all in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Putin signed a decree on the start of the spring draft into the army. It will take place from April 1 to July 15.
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160 thousand people are subject to conscription. From this draft, electronic summonses will be introduced in Russia; if a conscript receives one, he will it will not be possible to leave the country.
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In addition:
— if you fail to appear in response to a summons, you can forget about taking out loans, driving a car, buying real estate, and even registering as an individual entrepreneur;
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On russian Telegram: Remember Putin has repeatedly said the economy is the strongest in the world?
Russians have started complaining more often about wage arrears. According to Rostrud, the number of complaints increased by 37.4% in 2024.
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Rostrud cites the suspension of payments for products shipped by companies, the diversion of resources to servicing loans, and a lack of working capital as reasons for the emergence of debt.
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In addition, in 2024, the volume of overdue wage arrears increased by 43.5%, and in February 2025, by 2.3 times compared to the same period a year earlier.
Do not travel to the United States or Russia. The risk is equivalent.
On March 20, 2025, the United Kingdom's Foreign Office updated its travel advisory for the USA, emphasizing strict enforcement of entry rules and the possibility of arrest or detention for violations.
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The #UK Foreign Office now explicitly states that US authorities strictly enforce entry rules, and travelers may face arrest or detention for breaking them. #Germany, #Canada, and #Mexico have also issued new or updated guidance for traveling to the U.S
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The UK's travel advice includes general advice for LGBT+ travellers. On March 18, British tourist Rebecca Bourke was arrested at the border between Washington state and British Columbia and finally returned home after three weeks spent in immigration detention.
Mark Carney @MarkJCarney will be the next leader of Canada.
What views has he expressed on key topics?
In a message to US President Donald Trump, Carney says his government will keep retaliatory tariffs on US goods until "Americans show us respect"
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The newly-elected Liberal leader also addresses the challenges Trump's tariff threats pose, saying "we cannot let him succeed, and we won't".
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"We are Canada strong," he repeats before reiterating his country was right to retaliate against the US. The measures will remain in place until the US can join us in making credible and reliable commitments to free and fair trade, he says.
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On Russian Telegram: russians are openly celebrating statements from trump in the past few days. This is an indictment on the whole of the USA, now allies with russia.
👉 Trump said that it is easier to deal with Russia than with Ukraine on issues of peaceful settlement.
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👉 Ukraine has no trump cards in the negotiations, the US President said at a press conference in the White House. (because rape, murder and genocide of Ukrainians doesn’t matter to him?)
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❗️Putin did not want to start a conflict in Ukraine — Trump (ignoring Putins illegal occupation of Crimea and his murderous invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022).
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On russian Telegram: With the US now in Russia’s control, Europe is the next target.
“We will finish off Europe": Alaudinov threatens the EU with a general mobilization in Russia
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Apti Alaudinov stated that the "conflict in Ukraine" could move to a new stage with the use of all types of weapons and possible general mobilization in Russia. In his opinion, this could lead to a final victory over Europe and the collapse of the NATO bloc.
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He also mentioned the possibility of a general mobilization, which would allow the Russian Federation to assemble an army of a couple million people. "We need to think about it now - if such a situation arises about a general mobilization.
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