The Kremlin has earned more than US$2.5 billion from trade in African gold since Vladimir Putin launched his full scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In the Central African Republic (CAR), a Wagner front company has been awarded exclusive rights to the Ndassima mine, the country's largest gold mine, in return for propping up an authoritarian regime.
In Sudan, “the Russian company” controls a major refinery that has allowed Wagner to become the dominant buyer of unprocessed Sudanese gold, with multiple accounts of Russian military transport planes shipping processed gold out of the country.
In Mali, Russian mercenaries are paid in cash – US$10.8 million per month according to US Intelligence – by a military junta that relies on a small number of international mining companies for the majority of its tax revenue. Canada's Barrick Gold – the country's top taxpayer – paid US$206 million to the junta in the first half of 2023 alone.
Let us recall that Alexander Dugin came up with the idea of banning divorces. Vladimir Putin considered the proposal promising, especially in light of the fact that this is the Year of the Family in Russia. But he ordered it to be finalized within a month, our sources close to the president said.
What will happen if the ban is passed? All divorces except the first one will be prohibited. For the first divorce in their lives, a man and a woman will pay fines (amounts from 50 to 105 thousand rubles are considered). In addition, divorces (including the first one) will be strictly prohibited for those who were married in churches of the Russian Orthodox Church. This ban will not affect other faiths.
On the personal initiative of the president, the ban will definitely not apply to everyone related to the SVO. Both veterans and current participants in the special operation. “These people are especially important to us; we shouldn't limit them with bans,” explained those around Putin.
If the divorce ban is adopted, Dugin hopes to implement a number of his ideas. Including a complete ban on abortion. Alexander Gelievich is already preparing proposals on this matter. Sources close to him promised us details in the coming days.
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This means that those who intend to divorce should hurry up and leave the Russian Orthodox Church, or go to war in Ukraine to avoid paying a fine. Sounds like a Russian solution.