Monday, June 2, 2025

Russian soldiers surrendered because ‘abuse in units is worse than captivity’ — As Trump fails to sanction Moscow, few expect breakthrough during upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks — Ukraine in photos; May 2025 — [vlog/video] Germany steps up aid after Russia’s unprecedented attacks … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/monday-june-2-2025/

Surge in #cannabis #smuggling prompts #Thailand to tighten rules
🤦‍♂️"Weed #smuggled out of Thailand has reached #UK, India, Pakistan, #HongKong & many other destinat'ns, #PublicHealth Minister Thepsuthin said. Thailand will now make it harder to access cannabis except for #medical reasons.. A #legal #vacuum, w/o a #cannabislaw in place, has allowed more than 10,700 cannabis dispensaries to open nationwide.. >50 British hv been arrested in 🇹🇭 for attempted cannabis smuggling"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3033366/surge-in-cannabis-smuggling-prompts-thailand-to-tighten-rules

Sanctioned #Russian and #Belarusian wood being #smuggled into UK, study suggests - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/russia-belarus-sanctions-wood-smuggling-uk-illegal-imports-laundering-certification-fsc-pefc-research-aoe "‘Chemical fingerprint’ shows 46% of wood samples certified as sustainable did not come from labelled country of origin"

Russian Military Equipment Being Smuggled to China, Investigation Says

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/51192

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Smuggled #China #army #update #MilitaryEquipment #war #Russia #WarCriminal #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

2 statues #smuggled out of #Thailand, including a 900 yr old #sculpture that spent 3 decades at the #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt in #NewYork, were welcomed back in official #repatriation ceremony in #Bangkok on Tues.

A 129-centimetre #statue of the Hindu god Shiva, dubbed “Golden Boy”, was #repatriated after being linked to #BritishThai #ArtDealer Douglas Latchford, who was charged with #trafficking, #looted #relics from #Cambodia & #Thailand shortly before he died in 2020.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/thailand-celebrates-return-of-900-year-old-shiva-statue-smuggled-to-us-13773334.html/amp

“It is now no secret that the famous legend of the ‘Russian Soldiers,’ that wonderful story of a million and a half Russian troops (with horses and artillery) smuggled through England in the dead of the night, was put about by the secret service to try to check the panic caused by the collapse at Mons. It was quite useless to point out to the English people that Archangel is served by a single line of rail, and that to ship even 10,000 troops would have strained the resources of the line for an entire summer.”

https://library.hrmtc.com/2022/12/27/it-is-now-no-secret-that-the-famous-legend-of-the-russian-soldiers-that-wonderful-story-of-a-million-and-a-half-russian-troops-with-horses-and-artillery-smuggled-through-england-in-the-dead-o/

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https://www.patrikai.com/due-to-petrol-price-hike-smuggled-to-india-from-nepal/ #PetrolPrice #PetrolDieselPriceHike #nepal #smuggled #india @PMOIndia@twitter.com