Nicki Kenyon
@nickikenyon.bsky.social
Financial crimes; financial integrity; sanctions; AML/CFT; trainer; Army veteran; former Treasury intelligence officer; immigrant from the former USSR (Ukraine); foreign policy and financial intelligence nerd.
Website: https://irenekenyon.substack.com/
Website: https://irenekenyon.substack.com/
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New from Bellingcat: Shipwrecks, sham papers and false flags. We traced a network of fraudulent ship registries linked to Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma, connecting a wrecked tanker in India, an arms seizure in Senegal, and sanctioned oil transfers off Malaysia.
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Shipwrecks, Sham Papers and False Flags: Tracking the Company Behind It All - bellingcat
A shipwreck in India, an ammunition seizure in Senegal, and a raid on an oil tanker in Malaysia - all involving one recurring figure: Captain Suniel Sharma.
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February 19, 2026 at 9:02 AM
New from Bellingcat: Shipwrecks, sham papers and false flags. We traced a network of fraudulent ship registries linked to Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma, connecting a wrecked tanker in India, an arms seizure in Senegal, and sanctioned oil transfers off Malaysia.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
Let me get this straight. The EU wants a country that is under daily attack by an aggressor state to repair a pipeline that would allow EU member states to buy the aggressor state’s oil, thereby funding more attacks on the victim.
WHAT. THE. HELL?
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WHAT. THE. HELL?
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EU Considers Emergency Steps to Restore Russian Oil Through Druzhba Pipeline | OilPrice.com
The European Union is coordinating with Ukraine after damage to the Druzhba pipeline halted Russian oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia, reigniting tensions over sanctions exemptions and energy dependen...
oilprice.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Let me get this straight. The EU wants a country that is under daily attack by an aggressor state to repair a pipeline that would allow EU member states to buy the aggressor state’s oil, thereby funding more attacks on the victim.
WHAT. THE. HELL?
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
WHAT. THE. HELL?
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
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Yes, it is not fair that thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives in this deadly war that the Russians started and continue every day for four years.
It would be cool if they fucked off back to Russia. They would instantly stop dying after that too.
It would be cool if they fucked off back to Russia. They would instantly stop dying after that too.
Q: Zelenskyy said he doesn't think it's fair Trump is saying Ukraine has to make concessions & not Russia. What's Trump's response?
LEAVITT: I think the president would respond by saying he doesn't think it's fair thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives, and Russians too, in this deadly war
LEAVITT: I think the president would respond by saying he doesn't think it's fair thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives, and Russians too, in this deadly war
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Yes, it is not fair that thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives in this deadly war that the Russians started and continue every day for four years.
It would be cool if they fucked off back to Russia. They would instantly stop dying after that too.
It would be cool if they fucked off back to Russia. They would instantly stop dying after that too.
That’s not surprising. Also not surprising: Lindsey Graham once again genuflecting before Trump, who is also unsurprisingly holding up the supposedly significant sanctions package against Russia. Witless and crew pressuring Ukraine to give Russia everything it wants is doubly unsurprising.
"Yesterday, there were indeed difficult meetings, and we can state that Russia is trying to drag out the negotiations, which could have already reached the final stage." - Zelensky about the negotiations in Geneva.
February 18, 2026 at 10:08 AM
That’s not surprising. Also not surprising: Lindsey Graham once again genuflecting before Trump, who is also unsurprisingly holding up the supposedly significant sanctions package against Russia. Witless and crew pressuring Ukraine to give Russia everything it wants is doubly unsurprising.
And Rubio was just in Budapest promising Orban US tax dollars.
But he sure did enrich his inner circle www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
February 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM
And Rubio was just in Budapest promising Orban US tax dollars.
Eleview, Nayandin, and Borisenko operated an e-commerce website that allowed Russian customers to order US goods and technology directly from US retailers, who shipped the items to Eleview’s warehouse in Chantilly.
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www.justice.gov
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Eleview, Nayandin, and Borisenko operated an e-commerce website that allowed Russian customers to order US goods and technology directly from US retailers, who shipped the items to Eleview’s warehouse in Chantilly.
www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr...
www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr...
Under the order, a covered financial institution is required to identify and verify the beneficial owners of a legal entity customer in only the following circumstances:
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FinCEN.gov
Relief Reduces Burdensome and Duplicative Regulatory Requirement
www.fincen.gov
February 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Under the order, a covered financial institution is required to identify and verify the beneficial owners of a legal entity customer in only the following circumstances:
www.fincen.gov/news/news-re...
www.fincen.gov/news/news-re...
They literally used a chemical weapon to murder him! What is there to “consider?”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK considers new Russia sanctions after Navalny frog toxin finding
Yvette Cooper says claim against Kremlin ‘deeply serious’ while Russia dismisses western ‘feeblemindedness’
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
They literally used a chemical weapon to murder him! What is there to “consider?”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hurley’s expected departure as Treasury’s undersecretary for TFI follows months of internal tension over the tactics and targets of US sanctions policy. But they claim he still has a great working relationship with Bessent, which tells me everything I need to know
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Trump Sanctions Chief Poised to Leave After Bessent Tension
Hurley’s expected departure as Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence follows months of internal tension over the tactics and targets of US sanctions policy, said the peopl...
finance.yahoo.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Hurley’s expected departure as Treasury’s undersecretary for TFI follows months of internal tension over the tactics and targets of US sanctions policy. But they claim he still has a great working relationship with Bessent, which tells me everything I need to know
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Don’t punish wrongdoing. Reward it. That’s how this administration works.
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Binance fires top investigators who claim to have uncovered evidence of Iranian sanctions violations | Fortune
Internal findings by the fired investigators reviewed by Fortune pointed to over $1 billion in Tether flowing through Binance to Iran-linked wallets.
fortune.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Don’t punish wrongdoing. Reward it. That’s how this administration works.
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fortune.com/2026/02/13/b...
Wagner recruiters who specialised in persuading young men from Russia’s hinterland to fight in Ukraine have been given a new task — recruiting economically vulnerable Europeans to carry out violence on Nato soil.
Anyone who thought Wagner was finished is a naive moron.
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Anyone who thought Wagner was finished is a naive moron.
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Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials
Recruiters involved with fighter group are said to be targeting agents for operations on Nato soil
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February 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Wagner recruiters who specialised in persuading young men from Russia’s hinterland to fight in Ukraine have been given a new task — recruiting economically vulnerable Europeans to carry out violence on Nato soil.
Anyone who thought Wagner was finished is a naive moron.
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Anyone who thought Wagner was finished is a naive moron.
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Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant | He was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned... | theintercept.com/2026/02/12/m...
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
He was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.
theintercept.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant | He was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned... | theintercept.com/2026/02/12/m...
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Notable message from President Zelensky. The USA is clearly putting pressure on Ukraine to hand over more of its land to dictatorial Russia.
Good to see the Ukrainian pushback--but the USA should hang its head in shame.
Good to see the Ukrainian pushback--but the USA should hang its head in shame.
February 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Notable message from President Zelensky. The USA is clearly putting pressure on Ukraine to hand over more of its land to dictatorial Russia.
Good to see the Ukrainian pushback--but the USA should hang its head in shame.
Good to see the Ukrainian pushback--but the USA should hang its head in shame.
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From Wired today. AI results thingy at the top of google searches always had a lot of garbage but now it is used for scams, too. People figured out how to insert scam phone numbers into phone # searches.
Am I showing my age if I say how much I miss the days when google was a good search engine?
Am I showing my age if I say how much I miss the days when google was a good search engine?
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
From Wired today. AI results thingy at the top of google searches always had a lot of garbage but now it is used for scams, too. People figured out how to insert scam phone numbers into phone # searches.
Am I showing my age if I say how much I miss the days when google was a good search engine?
Am I showing my age if I say how much I miss the days when google was a good search engine?
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It's official. The illegitimate Georgian Dream government will now be able to jail people for up to three years for publicly calling it illegitimate.
February 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM
It's official. The illegitimate Georgian Dream government will now be able to jail people for up to three years for publicly calling it illegitimate.
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Ukraine’s NABU and SAPO have notified former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko of suspicion in the Midas case. He is accused of money laundering and involvement in a criminal organization. Investigators say a 100 million dollar fund in Anguilla legalized over 112 million dollars in cash. #Ukraine
February 16, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Ukraine’s NABU and SAPO have notified former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko of suspicion in the Midas case. He is accused of money laundering and involvement in a criminal organization. Investigators say a 100 million dollar fund in Anguilla legalized over 112 million dollars in cash. #Ukraine
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⚡ German-made parts are still turning up in Russia’s attack drones.
Deutsche Welle reports transistors from Germany were found inside “Geran” UAVs, despite EU sanctions.
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Deutsche Welle reports transistors from Germany were found inside “Geran” UAVs, despite EU sanctions.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
⚡ German-made parts are still turning up in Russia’s attack drones.
Deutsche Welle reports transistors from Germany were found inside “Geran” UAVs, despite EU sanctions.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Deutsche Welle reports transistors from Germany were found inside “Geran” UAVs, despite EU sanctions.
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They’ve said this for decades. Russians are willing to starve for Putin and the motherland. Nothing new here. It’s just that no one is paying attention to it. But it’s true. Russians love their strongmen.
Leading Russia's delegation once again Medinsky said that Russians are "ready to lose millions and live on bread and water for the SVO" according to Russian media. If true that says all you need to know about the February 17-18 talks.
February 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM
They’ve said this for decades. Russians are willing to starve for Putin and the motherland. Nothing new here. It’s just that no one is paying attention to it. But it’s true. Russians love their strongmen.
“[The US] has to take care of the whole world, not just Europe. They cannot be everywhere. I totally understand it,” Rutte said.
This is pathetic. The United States is not your mommy. He skipped a meeting about one of the most critical and dangerous issues out there.
www.ft.com/content/9463...
This is pathetic. The United States is not your mommy. He skipped a meeting about one of the most critical and dangerous issues out there.
www.ft.com/content/9463...
‘The best we can hope for’: Rubio’s Munich unity appeal fails to woo Europe
US secretary of state sought to mollify but underlying message reinforced US administration’s talking points
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February 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
“[The US] has to take care of the whole world, not just Europe. They cannot be everywhere. I totally understand it,” Rutte said.
This is pathetic. The United States is not your mommy. He skipped a meeting about one of the most critical and dangerous issues out there.
www.ft.com/content/9463...
This is pathetic. The United States is not your mommy. He skipped a meeting about one of the most critical and dangerous issues out there.
www.ft.com/content/9463...
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⚡️Azerbaijan's president accuses Russia of 'deliberate attack' on country's embassy in Ukraine.
Russia's strikes on Azerbaijan's energy infrastructure and embassy in Ukraine represent "a deliberate attack on the diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan," President Ilham Aliyev said on Feb. 14.
Russia's strikes on Azerbaijan's energy infrastructure and embassy in Ukraine represent "a deliberate attack on the diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan," President Ilham Aliyev said on Feb. 14.
Azerbaijan's president accuses Russia of 'deliberate attack' on country's embassy in Ukraine
"There were three attacks on the energy infrastructure of Azerbaijan in Ukraine, and there were also three attacks on the Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine," Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told the i...
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February 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
⚡️Azerbaijan's president accuses Russia of 'deliberate attack' on country's embassy in Ukraine.
Russia's strikes on Azerbaijan's energy infrastructure and embassy in Ukraine represent "a deliberate attack on the diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan," President Ilham Aliyev said on Feb. 14.
Russia's strikes on Azerbaijan's energy infrastructure and embassy in Ukraine represent "a deliberate attack on the diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan," President Ilham Aliyev said on Feb. 14.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio received a standing ovation when he said in his Saturday speech to the conference: The U.S. and Europe “belong together.”
Just like an abused spouse. “Thanks for not hitting me, honey. I’m so glad you’re having a good day!”
Just like an abused spouse. “Thanks for not hitting me, honey. I’m so glad you’re having a good day!”
America’s charm offensive in Munich masks harder line on Europe
America’s charm offensive in Munich masks harder line on Europe
The message itself is uncompromising: Join Donald Trump’s campaign to reshape the world for Washington’s benefit, or get out of the way.
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February 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio received a standing ovation when he said in his Saturday speech to the conference: The U.S. and Europe “belong together.”
Just like an abused spouse. “Thanks for not hitting me, honey. I’m so glad you’re having a good day!”
Just like an abused spouse. “Thanks for not hitting me, honey. I’m so glad you’re having a good day!”
This is like an abuse victim giddy with relief that the abuser didn’t slap her this time, but lovingly explained how they’re a team and are in it together.
Until he slaps her around again.
Until he slaps her around again.
This.
AGREE.
February 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This is like an abuse victim giddy with relief that the abuser didn’t slap her this time, but lovingly explained how they’re a team and are in it together.
Until he slaps her around again.
Until he slaps her around again.
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The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
A Bad Year for Corruption
Transparency International Highlights Lack of Leadership
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February 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Kyiv is ready to make peace, but European leaders need to be ready for Russian aggression because Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “a slave to war,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned at the Munich Security Conference today.
#MSC2026
#MSC2026
Zelenskyy says Putin only interested in continued war
The Ukrainian president spoke ahead of the next round of peace talks as pressure for concessions grows from Donald Trump.
www.politico.eu
February 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Kyiv is ready to make peace, but European leaders need to be ready for Russian aggression because Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “a slave to war,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned at the Munich Security Conference today.
#MSC2026
#MSC2026