UK Government Targets Illicit Gold Trade to Weaken Russia

Day 1,021.

Today, we consider the huge ramifications for Russia of the loss of its naval bases and influence over Syria, and look once again to the subject of war crimes and the kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @barnes_joe on X.

Con Coughlin (Defence and Foreign Affairs Editor).

Nathanial A Raymond (Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health). @nattyray11 on X.

Content Referenced:

Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny (by Con Coughlin):

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/con-coughlin/assad/9781529074925

Russia’s Systematic Program of Coerced Adoption and Fostering of Ukraine’s Children (Yale Report) - 

https://hub.conflictobservatory.org/portal/apps/sites/#/home/pages/ukraine-russia-children-adoption

Stolen Ukrainian children put up for adoption on websites funded by Putin (The Telegraph) - 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/03/stolen-ukrainian-children-forced-adoption-russia-putin/

70% of Ukrainians support 'West German' model for NATO accession, survey shows (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/west-germany-survey/ 

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