Marcus Leroux
@marcusleroux.bsky.social
Reporter at SourceMaterial (www.source-material.org), a small investigative journalism organisation that cannot be held accountable for anything I write here.
'Veit Barthel took time out to sample some Buckfast - declaring that it made him “feel fantastic”.' 🥹https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/hundreds-of-german-fans-march-through-lurgan-before-football-tie-is-completed-after-65-years/a100611419.html
Hundreds of German fans march through Lurgan before football tie is completed after 65 years
Hundreds of German football fans marched through Lurgan today before a European tie was finally completed - after a 65-year wait.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
'Veit Barthel took time out to sample some Buckfast - declaring that it made him “feel fantastic”.' 🥹https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/hundreds-of-german-fans-march-through-lurgan-before-football-tie-is-completed-after-65-years/a100611419.html
unless the next page is a restaurant bill or a particularly tricky invoice, I'm not sure what use the calculator is
May 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
unless the next page is a restaurant bill or a particularly tricky invoice, I'm not sure what use the calculator is
that's definitely a phrase
April 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
that's definitely a phrase
Rosselkhozbank was also the bookrunner of a major bond issuance by the oil arm of Gazprom, the state-owned energy giant behind the strategically important Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project.
Small wonder the Kremlin wants the bank reintroduced to global finance. It is a Trojan Horse.
Small wonder the Kremlin wants the bank reintroduced to global finance. It is a Trojan Horse.
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Rosselkhozbank was also the bookrunner of a major bond issuance by the oil arm of Gazprom, the state-owned energy giant behind the strategically important Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project.
Small wonder the Kremlin wants the bank reintroduced to global finance. It is a Trojan Horse.
Small wonder the Kremlin wants the bank reintroduced to global finance. It is a Trojan Horse.
Our 2023 story is here. www.source-material.org/rosselkhozba...
Russian farming bank in sanctions row quietly funded oil deals – SourceMaterial
Documents reveal state agriculture lender Rosselkhozbank’s key role in exporting Russian oil, contradicting Kremlin claims
www.source-material.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our 2023 story is here. www.source-material.org/rosselkhozba...
It seems widely assumed that Rosselkhozbank exists to do the benign job of financing agriculture and food exports.
But there is a catch. In 2023 we found that Rosselkhozbank had found a side-hustle in financing one of the mysterious oil traders that had sprung up to fuel Russia's war economy.
But there is a catch. In 2023 we found that Rosselkhozbank had found a side-hustle in financing one of the mysterious oil traders that had sprung up to fuel Russia's war economy.
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It seems widely assumed that Rosselkhozbank exists to do the benign job of financing agriculture and food exports.
But there is a catch. In 2023 we found that Rosselkhozbank had found a side-hustle in financing one of the mysterious oil traders that had sprung up to fuel Russia's war economy.
But there is a catch. In 2023 we found that Rosselkhozbank had found a side-hustle in financing one of the mysterious oil traders that had sprung up to fuel Russia's war economy.
The bank, Rosselkhozbank, was the sticking point that led to the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal in 2023. Russia even rejected a proposal to allow a Luxembourg subsidiary of the bank to rejoin Swift. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Russia sticks to demands on Black Sea grain deal, rejects UN bank proposal
Russia said on Saturday it was sticking to its conditions for a return to the Black Sea grain deal which it quit in July.
www.reuters.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The bank, Rosselkhozbank, was the sticking point that led to the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal in 2023. Russia even rejected a proposal to allow a Luxembourg subsidiary of the bank to rejoin Swift. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
US: tariffs on champagne
Canada: Champagne on tariffs, eh.
Canada: Champagne on tariffs, eh.
March 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
US: tariffs on champagne
Canada: Champagne on tariffs, eh.
Canada: Champagne on tariffs, eh.