A billion-dollar money laundering network that operated across Britain bought a controlling stake in a Kyrgyzstani bank to facilitate sanctions evasion and support Russia's war in Ukraine, Britain's National Crime Agency said on Friday.

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.

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.

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.

Ukraine would need to give up long-range missiles and slash its military force by half under terms of deal, officials say