Author: Serapheim Baroulis

Moscow and Dushanbe have begun work on creating a channel for the transfer of personal data between the countries, Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan Shakhnoza Nodiri said on February 13, TASS reports. According to him, before the opening of the representative office of the passport and visa service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the territory of Tajikistan, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work. First of all, it is necessary to resolve the issue of conducting fingerprinting of citizens of Tajikistan. Sending such data in electronic form is…

South Korean law prohibits the export of weapons to countries in active conflict. With this, Seoul found it difficult to deliver weapons directly to Kyiv. South Korea is quiet favorite of gun buyers around the world. And this was achieved during the country’s decades of efforts to protect itself from North Korea. The threat that never goes away forces Seoul to build a domestic arms industry. And in the end, this sector achieves economies of scale obtained from large export sales. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), there has been a drastic increase in South Korea’s ranking…

A US Air Force general has warned of the likelihood of a war with China saying: “I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me will fight in 2025.” Mike Minihan’s chilling memo spoke of a confluence of events for it — the US and Taiwan distracted by the 2004 presidential elections — giving China’s President Xi Jinping a chance to move on the long-coveted island nation. Add to that, Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is based on claims not too different from China’s on Taiwan, an outcome Beijing is closely watching. Although the Pentagon disowned the prediction, Taiwan is…

Mukhtar Ablyazov, Kazakhstan New York (15 December 2022 – 33). Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakhstan citizen, was found guilty of embezzlement and money laundering in the U.S. Court for $218 million against BTA Bank. Following a three-week trial, a jury of four men and four women in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Mukhtar Ablyazov. Today issued a verdict in favor of BTA Bank on all claims against Triadou SPV S.A. The jury awarded BTA more than $100 million in damages with interest accrued since mid-2013, bringing the total judgment to more than $218 million. The Honorable John…