Western sanctions were meant to dismantle Coral Energy, one of the biggest traders of Russian oil. Now Istanbul prosecutors are being asked to investigate whether the network is behind the little-known Dubai company that just bought more than 100 fuel stations in Turkey.
We bring the latest on our investigation into Russia’s shadow fleet, fronted by Azerbaijani traders Etibar Eyyub and Tahir Garayev. Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the pair — operating through shell company Coral Energy — have helped keep the Kremlin’s oil revenues flowing.
Just a year ago, Channel 14 was a distant competitor to Israel's major news networks. But the ultranationalist broadcaster has seen a rapid change in its fortunes of late, from a niche station to Israel’s answer to Fox News. Could it be down to its cozy relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu?
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In this edition of CRAFT, Kevin Riehle tells us about his decades-long career in counterintelligence, a former supervisor who turned out to be a Russian mole, which country received the most Soviet defectors and more.
Wagner is proving increasingly critical to Russia’s war efforts as the invasion has entered its second year with no end in sight. Above all, the group has allowed Putin to avoid fully mobilising the country and risking a backlash at home.
