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Senators want to prevent Putin dodging sanctions via crypto PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s independent senator wants the U.S. to try to limit Russian president Vladimir Putin and others in Russia from dodging economic sanctions by using cryptocurrencies. Sen. Continue Reading . . . https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-cryptocurrency-technology-business-843bd3bce9c030053a724351bed7097d

Putin ‘running out of missiles’ because all the parts are made in Ukraine Vladimir Putin is said to be running out of missiles, tanks and aircraft, because the parts they rely on are made in Ukraine. Continue Reading . . . https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/02/putin-running-out-of-missiles-because-key-parts-are-made-in-ukraine-16393098/

Putin, Exxon, trump and the sanctions on Russia – by Michael Paixão Putin, Exxon, trump and the sanctions on Russia. Why appoint Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and what is the reasons for Russia’s interference in the US elections?   Money is the driving force in the world. Oil is big money and has been for some time. Regardless of the environmental impact the world is married to fossil fuels. There is alternative energy however at this time it’s not as lucrative as fossil fuels so any legislature to facilitate the adoption of renewable energy is met with armies of lobbyists in order to stymie its adoption. The Obama administration had started the ball rolling towards the adoption of alternative energy but this has come to a stop under Trump’s Presidency. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) funding has already been halted. This was done in response to Trumps position the Climate Change is a hoax. By slowing the “alternative energy” movement this eliminates competition...

Trump suggests he would be open to lifting sanctions on Russia https://t.co/4A5RBIqdey — Mike (@mikezmac) January 14, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/mikezmac

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