Just two days after Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, stunned everyone by saying the US tried to get her to give up control of Saint Martin island, it’s now come to light that the US made a similar offer to Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. The Wall Street
In 2020, GreatGameInternational reported how Venezuelan intelligence had crushed a secret plot to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro funded by US billionaires and organized by the former security chief of British billionaire Richard Branson, an ex-Green Beret running the private security firm Silvercorp USA, in Florida. The coup followed Maduro’s announcement
U.S. National Security Advisor John Kirby has warned Venezuela to release full election results or face mounting international pressure, with even Elon Musk suggesting President Maduro’s days are numbered. In an earlier GGI intel report, we examined the chain of events and the Secret Gold War that led to the
Earlier this year, Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri revealed how the West was weaponizing Russian oil. Last week, we informed you that Hungary and Slovakia were threatening Ukraine for blocking Russian oil. Hungary even threatened to block EU funds meant for military aid to Ukraine in protest. Now, Péter
Today, the United States uses sanctions more than any other country, hitting a third of all nations with financial penalties on people, properties, or organizations. These sanctions have become a default tool in America’s economic warfare, even though their overuse is acknowledged at the highest levels of government. However, American
Russian lawmakers have just approved a groundbreaking law that allows businesses to use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for international trade, aiming to sidestep Western sanctions imposed after the Ukraine invasion. Set to take effect in September, this move is designed to solve payment delays with major trade partners like China,
Euroclear, a Brussels-based clearing house, announced it will transfer €1.55 billion from interest generated by frozen Russian funds to support Ukraine. This decision follows EU and G7 discussions on using Russia’s immobilized assets, totaling €210 billion, sanctioned due to the Ukraine conflict. The first payment will aid Ukraine’s defense, with
UniCredit and Raiffeisenbank are the first banks to take a stand against European Central Bank sanctions on Russia by appealing to the European Court of Justice. Based in Milan, UniCredit argues that the ECB’s demands go beyond its authority and has asked to freeze these requirements. The sanctions put banks
Iranian Central Bank Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin revealed that Iran and Russia have finalized the integration of their payment systems, both targeted by Western sanctions. After meeting with Russian Central Bank officials at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Farzin announced that Russia’s Mir payment system will soon be connected
