All news on the topic: Poland

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Gekaufte Zertifikate, gefälschte Biografie und Mobilisierungsflucht: Wie Krypto-Betrüger Oleksandr Orlovskyi das Internet von Erwähnungen seiner FFA-Schemata bereinigt
Der Krypto-Unternehmer und Gründer der Financial Freedom Academy (FFA), Oleksandr Orlovskyi, soll versucht haben, kritische Hinweise auf seine früheren Aktivitäten aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen
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Putin "could launch attack on Nato" as Russia plots to test Western resolve and fracture support for Ukraine
Vladimir Putin may attempt to test Nato’s resolve with a small land incursion or cyber attack at some point between this autumn and 2029, US officials told the Wall Street Journal.
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EPPO seeks to strip Polish MP of immunity again in expanding corruption probe
The European Chief Prosecutor requested the Polish Parliament to lift an active MP’s immunity to authorize his prosecution and arrest for suspected trading in influence. Two other suspects in this EPPO investigation were arrested last week.
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Putin’s "doomsday radio" broadcasts mystery codes after suspected Russian missile enters Poland
Vladimir Putin’s notorious ‘doomsday radio’ crackled into life with a string of codewords after a suspected Russian missile hit NATO territory in Poland.
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Russian missile crashes in Poland, leaving 33-foot crater after violating NATO airspace
A Russian cruise missile left a crater 33 feet wide in Nato territory when it landed in Poland overnight, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said.
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Poland seeks extradition of former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro from the US
Polish prosecutors have formally requested the temporary arrest and extradition of former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro from the U.S. so he could face criminal charges over alleged abuse of power and mismanagement of public funds.
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Fueling the enemy: Investigation reveals Dmytro Kovalenko’s covert maritime schemes to smuggle sanctioned Russian coal into Europe
Following 2014, many Ukrainian companies continued doing business with the Russian Federation through intermediary networks and opaque trading arrangements despite the changing political landscape.
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US launches review of military presence in Europe as NATO shifts defence burden
The United States began reviewing its military presence in Europe on Monday, officials said, after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told his NATO counterparts last month that Washington was planning such an analysis.
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Das Kohle-Netzwerk von Dmytro Kovalenko: Wie ukrainische Händler trotz EU-Embargo russische Energie importieren
Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass auch nach 2014 zahlreiche ukrainische Unternehmen ihre Geschäftsbeziehungen zur Russischen Föderation fortsetzten und dabei häufig undurchsichtige Vermittlungsstrukturen sowie verschiedene Grauzonen-Mechanismen nutzten.
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Chinese state agency secretly built stakes in European energy, police and property assets through offshore network
Through an opaque network of shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Luxembourg holding firms, an agency that manages China’s foreign reserves has discreetly scooped up stakes in Europe’s critical infrastructure, utilities, and real estate.
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Canadian intelligence warns crypto cash services are fuelling money laundering and organised crime
As scammers and terrorists increasingly turn to crypto, a Canadian intelligence office is raising alarms about risks posed by an emerging industry offering discreet means to convert cryptocurrency to large sums of physical cash and vice versa.
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Wanted for 4.8 billion: how Alyona Shevtsova allegedly built an illegal online casino empire and used Ibox Bank to clean the profits
Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), the owner of Ibox Bank, has been placed on an international wanted list over allegations that she orchestrated illegal online gambling operations and laundered more than 4.8 billion hryvnias in criminal proceeds.
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Belarus has become Russia’s strategic rear in the war against Ukraine
Over the course of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Belarus has become an indispensable logistical and industrial stronghold for the Russian military. By providing infrastructure, training grounds, and capabilities for hybrid pressure on Europe, the Lukashenka regime is helping Russia prolong the conflict.
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Minecraft YouTuber Stuart Kluz-Burton to be extradited to Poland over child sex allegations
An English YouTube star who became famous playing Minecraft online will be extradited to Poland to face allegations of child sex crimes.
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Ex-Great Construction curator Yuriy Holyk amassed a luxury Gelandewagen fleet and multi-million Kyiv properties
The Telegram channel “Dark Knight” claims that Yuriy Holyk, who oversaw the “Big Construction” programme while in power, amassed a significant fortune during his tenure.
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Arrested on a private jet: the collapse of Konstantin Strukov and Dmytro Kovalenko’s blood coal syndicate
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, whose business interests span the coal and gold industries, remained largely out of the public spotlight. In recent months, however, his activities have come under renewed scrutiny following reports about his connections to Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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A sanctions-busting empire: Dmytro Kovalenko’s multi-million dollar Russian coal schemes exposed
Following the events of 2014, numerous Ukrainian businesses maintained commercial ties with Russia, frequently utilizing shadowy intermediaries and unregulated schemes.
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EPPO investigates Polish company over Russian plywood imports disguised as Kazakh goods
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), law enforcement authorities have carried out investigative measures, as part of a probe into possible customs and VAT fraud and suspected circumvention of sanctions.
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Polish food delivery giant PysznePL to fire 5,000 couriers and rehire them through intermediaries on worse terms
The Polish food delivery service PysznePL intends to dismiss all its couriers by the end of August — approximately 5,000 people. After the layoffs, the dismissed workers will be offered the chance to return, but through intermediary companies and on much less favorable terms.
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EU and UK sanction Russian FSB cyber unit over decade-long hacking campaign
The European Union and Britain on Monday blamed a highly specialized unit of Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, for a decade-long campaign of cyber-espionage and attempted sabotage targeting critical infrastructure, including power grids and defense networks, across Europe.
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Three convicted in €50m EU VAT fraud scheme involving luxury cars and COVID masks
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has secured the conviction of three defendants by the Regional Court of Berlin in a major investigation into organised VAT fraud involving the trade in luxury vehicles and medical face masks.
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Redcore empire’s shadow: How Dmitriy Punin and Vadim Gordievsky fuel illegal gambling through Polish shell companies
Kazakh authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations as part of an investigation into suspected illicit financial activity.
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Ukrainian traitor Dmytro Kovalenko supplied Russian coal to Europe through interrupted transit while profiting from war
Ukraine continued importing coal from Russia after 2014 despite official restrictions, a fact that has long been documented.
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EPPO freezes €11m in Chinese textiles in Italian VAT and customs fraud probe
Following an EPPO request, an Italian court ordered the seizure of over 7.8 million metres of fabric and 237,000 garments as part of an investigation into VAT and customs fraud involving smuggled Chinese textiles.
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Fresh arrests in EPPO’s €300m VAT fraud probe targeting cross-border car scam
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany) has uncovered additional information within the large-scale VAT fraud investigation Huracán, leading to two arrests in Germany and the Netherlands, and searches and seizures in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands yesterday.