**RT @IlyaSomin:** Some thoughts occasioned by @vkaramurza (https://nitter.moomoo.me/vkaramurza)'s powerful final statement to the court, before being sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine. reason.com/volokh/2023/04/17… (

Reason.com

Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza's Powerful Final Statement to the Court

Earlier today, prominent Russian dissident and opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in a "strict…

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“Bangladesh will resolve payments with Russia via a Chinese bank, likely drawing on Dhaka's own reserves of yuan. Russian beneficiaries will receive funds through China's CIPS, a yuan-driven alternative to the dollar-dominated SWIFT system” asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int… (

Nikkei Asia

Bangladesh finds way to pay Russia for nuclear plant: with yuan

Using China's currency to skirt bank restrictions could irk Western partners

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So Bhutan's king tried to design a CBDC on XRP, traded tens of millions on Celsius, and lost nearly 2,000 BTC trading on BlockFi Royally Rekt forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/… (https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2023/04/15/the-tiny-kingdom-of-bhutan-secretly-held-millions-of-dollars-in-cryptocurrency/?sh=70d100257f1d) https://nitter.moomoo.me/pic/card_img%2F1647185519514906625%2FFGG6WPrn%3Fformat%3Djpg%26name%3D800x419 https://nitter.moomoo.me/gladstein/status/1648024941441458176#m