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Part 3

#ESPIONAGE

#Japan #Russia
🇯🇵🇷🇺 Spy Thriller in Tokyo: Police have referred a case to prosecutors involving a former Russian trade representative and an ex-manager of a Japanese machine tool manufacturer.

According to the investigation, the Russian was an SVR officer working under cover to collect scientific and technical intelligence.

🎭 The Twist: The Russian spy arrived in Japan in 2023 using forged Ukrainian documents. He allegedly "accidentally" struck up a conversation by pretending to "ask for directions."

• The Deal: About 10 meetings took place. The Japanese manager (from a company with advanced tech) received dinners, entertainment, and cash (~700,000 yen / $4,500) in exchange for data.

• Tradecraft: Communication was exclusively oral and in Japanese — no calls, no texts, minimizing digital footprints.

This is the first Russian espionage case in Japan since 2020 (the SoftBank leak case). Ironically, SoftBank is currently investing ~$30 billion in the struggling OpenAI.

Since 1991, after the collapse of the USSR, Japan has opened only 11 such cases.


#Germany #Russia #Sanctions
🇷🇺🇩🇪 Shadow Trade Bust: Five people were arrested in Schleswig-Holstein suspected of smuggling military goods to Russia (€30 million value) via a Lübeck-based company.

The group operated conspiratorially, supplying the Russian defense sector. Around 16,000 such illegal shipments passed through the Lübeck company.
• The Suspects: Among them is a managing director with dual DE/RU citizenship, two Germans, and a man with triple citizenship (Germany, Russia, Ukraine).

#Epstein #CIA #Palantir
☄️🇺🇸 The "Chaos" Strategy: New leaks reveal Epstein's ties went beyond Mossad.
Mike Benz: Epstein's files regarding his role as an intelligence asset are likely held by the CIA, not the DOJ. A new legislative bill might be needed to force disclosure.
[Video interview with Benz]

The Palantir Connection:
A 2014 email exchange between Epstein and Peter Thiel (Palantir co-founder) discusses global instability.

🤍Thiel: “The more of a mess, with just lots of bad guys on different sides, the less we will do.”

🤍Epstein's Reply: If the "mess" in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Palestine is "what we really wanted," then "one must admit that this strategy was executed brilliantly."

#UK #Russia #China #Arctic
🇬🇧🪖⚔️🇨🇳🇷🇺Northern Front: UK Defense Minister John Healey confirmed growing RU/CN military activity in the North Atlantic and Arctic.

⏺Cyber War: In 2025 alone, the UK has already recorded ~90,000 cyberattacks (!), largely linked to Russia, China, and Iran.

⏺Threats: Russian naval/air activity near UK waters, threats to underwater cables/pipelines, and the use of the "shadow fleet."

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