Venezuelan President Maduro claims 7 "mercenaries" were arrested for plotting to disrupt his January 10 inauguration. He alleges the group includes 2 Americans, 2 Colombian "hitmen," and 3 "mercenaries from the war in Ukraine."
Venezuelan President Maduro claims 7 "mercenaries" were arrested for plotting to disrupt his January 10 inauguration. He alleges the group includes 2 Americans, 2 Colombian "hitmen," and 3 "mercenaries from the war in Ukraine."
Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. In the past, it was noticed that through bulk SMSes, investors were induced to invest in or purchase the stocks of certain listed companies. But the Ukraine Crisis Media Center's Tsekhanovska points out that communications are often down in zones most affected by the war, making this sort of cross-referencing a luxury many cannot afford. It is unclear who runs the account, although Russia's official Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter account promoted the Telegram channel on Saturday and claimed it was operated by "a group of experts & journalists." This provided opportunity to their linked entities to offload their shares at higher prices and make significant profits at the cost of unsuspecting retail investors.
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