For today's newsletter, I looked at a new Dossier Center investigation into Putin’s nuclear suitcase secret crew and Russia’s "dead hand" fallback (which involves wild-sounding, automatically launched "command missiles" to coordinate retaliatory strikes).

Meduza

This was Russia today Friday, December 12, 2025 — Meduza

lol, Wirecard fraudster Jan Marsalek met Pavel Durov in 2018 and funneled Libyan investors’ money into Telegram’s planned Toncoin sale before the SEC shut it down

Client Challenge

The EU's No.3 in terms of pop & voting power throws its "heavyweight" behind a likely doomed "Plan B" that carries high debt burdens and requires unanimity. A major wrinkle for the elusive "reparations loan," less than a week before a crucial meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

EU heavyweight Italy joins Belgium in opposing Russian frozen assets plan – POLITICO

yikes https://www.wsj.com/world/zelensky-front-line-visit-highlights-ukrainian-resilience-dec9bcb4?st=sJF2VP&reflink=article_copyURL_share