Britain's National Crime Agency says criminal cash has been funnelled through a bank in Kyrgyzstan, then on to Russia.

Buying cocaine on a Friday night in Britain can indirectly help Russian arms factories, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. The NCA said a man linked to a Russian-led money-laundering network operating in the UK had bought a bank in Kyrgyzstan which was used to make payments on behalf of the Russian war machine.

The United States, Australia and Britain announced coordinated sanctions on Wednesday against Russia-based web company Media Land, accusing it of supporting ransomware operations.

As reported by Ukrinform, the UK’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Neil Holland, stated that the “peace terms” Russia is proposing to end its war against Ukraine would, in fact, reward aggression, legitimize occupation, and grant the Kremlin veto power over Ukraine’s future.

Profits from drug sales are often turned into cryptocurrency - and according to the National Crime Agency, these proceeds have a direct link to "geopolitical events causing suffering around the world".

Germany and the United Kingdom have warned of the growing threat posed by Russian and Chinese space satellites, which have been regularly spotted spying on satellites used by Western powers.