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Nicki Kenyon

@nickikenyon.bsky.social
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Financial crimes; financial integrity; sanctions; AML/CFT; trainer; Army veteran; former Treasury intelligence officer; immigrant from the former USSR (Ukraine); foreign policy and financial intelligence nerd. Website: irenekenyon.substack.com

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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I love the fact that we finally sanctioned A7. That said, we didn’t sanction it under Russia authorities, but rather for enabling Iran and its proxy groups to evade sanctions. www.ft.com/content/29e2...
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US sanctions Kremlin-backed fintech A7 for allegedly assisting Iran
Payments group that moved almost $7bn through global banks designated a transnational criminal organisation
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Because our country doesn’t have bigger concerns. What with the war and lack of affordability and all… www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Corruption is a national security issue, and it continues to blossom with the latest: Trump's withdrawal of the United States from GRECO. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/corruption...
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US Culture of Corruption
Blossoming with the latest withdrawal from GRECO
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Awwww begging European allies to essentially help mitigate the effects of a war he started after demeaning them for 18 months and casting doubt about our alliance with them.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well… GRECO's peer-review and follow-up process, under which countries are systematically assessed against a broad range of anti-corruption and integrity standards. www.coe.int/en/web/greco...
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United States of America - Etats-Unis d'Amérique - Group of States against Corruption - www.coe.int
Learn more about the evaluation procedure in the United States of America.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here we go again. OFAC, without fanfare, has removed Tatyana Protopovich from the SDN list. substack.com/@irenekenyon...
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Here we go again. OFAC, without fanfare, has removed Tatyana Protopovich from the SDN list. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2251 Protopovich is Belarussian and was designated in Apri...
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 29/09/2026
Today marks the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Babyn Yar—one of last century’s most painful tragedies. In 1941, the Nazi regime began mass executions of civilians in Kyiv, murdering over 100,000 Jews, Ukrainians, and Roma. Never forget this heinous crime so that new ones don’t happen🕯️🧵
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Witness my shocked face. GRU? You don't say! theins.press/en/news/297540
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Bulgarians detained over Munich arson were part of GRU-linked group operating from Slovakia
A Bulgarian man and woman detained after a Sept. 3 arson attack in Munich were part of a group linked to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency that was…
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Between January 2025 and June 2026, Russia moved around 100 “shadow fleet” tankers to its flag registry. By the time most of the vessels switched to the Russian flag, they were already subject to sanctions. theins.press/en/news/297534
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More than 100 “shadow fleet” oil tankers have switched to the Russian flag since the start of 2025, report finds
Between January 2025 and June 2026, Russia moved around 100 “shadow fleet” tankers to its flag registry amid mounting sanctions pressure. By the time most of…
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently asked companies including ByteDance and Alibaba to report their plans to purchase Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500 chips. The ministry told some Chinese companies the government intends to approve the purchases. www.aol.com/articles/chi...
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China weighs allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to buy new Nvidia chips, The Information reports - AOL
Sept 27 (Reuters) - The Chinese government has signaled it could allow some domestic companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia's chip built for high-end professional computers, The
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More Tether risk. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/prosecu...
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Prosecutors seize bank accounts of Montana firm linked to Tether
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - US prosecutors in California have seized millions of dollars from bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets tied to a Montana payments company reportedly
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The report, by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, says Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hizballah. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Exclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime
Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The five men, all from London and in their early to mid-20s, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses after three suspicious vehicles were seen moving toward RAF Fairford. Dozens of homes were evacuated. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...
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Terror suspects arrested near British air base used by U.S. released on bail
The five British nationals were detained after a massive security operation near a base used by the U.S. to facilitate strikes on Iran.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The EU has sanctioned an additional 10 individuals and 17 entities for the kidnapping and illegal removal of Ukrainian children to Russia. The US does nothing, choosing instead to focus on the ICC because he's big mad about his friend's arrest warrant. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/russia-con...
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Russia Continues War Crimes
Pivoting sanctions the wrong way
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‼️ Russian Media: “Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced his resignation ahead of snap parliamentary elections” Interesting photo choice www.kommersant.ru/doc/8988168
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September 27, 2026, 9:21 PM

Vucic announced his resignation as President of Serbia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced his resignation ahead of snap parliamentary elections, Reuters reports. He will run for reelection as the ruling Serbian Progressive Party's candidate for prime minister.

Mr. Vučić resigned during his second presidential term. According to the Serbian Constitution, he can no longer run for president.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ve always thought that if the United States had credible intelligence confirming that Iran violated the JCPOA, it should have shared it - even sanitized - with its allies. That would have ensured that all parties withdrew, instead of the US being the only one making claims without proof.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The scammers out there are getting ever more sophisticated. Had I not been as suspicious and paranoid as I am and noticed the speech patterns and other signs, pretty sure I would have been broke by now. substack.com/@irenekenyon...
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Fair warning about scammers. After the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting, when I was still active on Facebook, I addressed all my LGBTQ friends. I told them that if they wanted to learn to defend themsel...
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Robin Brooks, a 21-year foreign service officer who served as National Security Council director for the Balkans and Central Europe during the Biden administration, said that a U.S. ambassador promoting a foreign company is “absolutely problematic.” Gargoyle is corrupt. Quelle surprise! 🙄
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If it’s not taboo to ghost a candidate after several rounds of interviews and statements about the candidates expertise that would be perfect for the role, it’s certainly not taboo to drink a bloody coffee!
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
just a quick reminder that this fuckhead was the proximate trigger for thousands of National Guardsmen being deployed to DC
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wrote this yesterday. He is undermining the credibility of the United States, not just our sanctions tools.
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Right after winning her WTA 500 Singapore opener, Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova used her interview to highlight the humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky: “Please, Google Oleshky.”
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Rosemary Thomas @rozzthomas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Keep talking about #Oleshky where Russia is conducting a smaller scale Kholdomor. Seems they never get tired of killing.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump acts to undermine the effectiveness and credibility of sanctions as a tool of foreign and economic policy and national security. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/icc-sancti...
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Undermining Sanctions
Abuse of the tool results in decreased effectiveness
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump acts to undermine the effectiveness and credibility of sanctions as a tool of foreign and economic policy and national security. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/icc-sancti...
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Undermining Sanctions
Abuse of the tool results in decreased effectiveness
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🇵🇱 Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski: It would be crazy for Putin to attack NATO. I mean, our GDP is 25 times bigger than Russia's. But was it wise to attack Ukraine?
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/09/2026
US seizes bank accounts of payments group working for Tether’s bank ft.trib.al/psutnEs
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US seizes bank accounts of payments group working for Tether’s bank
Prosecutors allege Capstone illegally moved hundreds of millions of dollars for the crypto companies at the direction of a Caribbean bank
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just me saying that any effort to tackle misinformation must be an attack on Reform, thereby admitting that Reform are helping Russia to spread far right narratives and create dissent and unrest.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New: hackers say they have personal data on all FBI employees and spouses. I got a sample of 5,000 alleged employees, including name, physical address, phone number, and in some cases spouses. Could be a massive national security and counterintelligence risk www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
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‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anyone would be right to question EU unity and its capitulation today to demands that Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman be removed from the sanctions list. The sanctions were in danger of expiring had a decision not been reached. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/eu-unity
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EU’s Unity on Sanctions in Question
Two Russian oligarchs will be delisted
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now that EU resolve on sanctions has collapsed, he will start his campaign to remove restrictions against Russian energy in earnest.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Needs to happen. ASAP. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/eu-unity?r...
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EU’s Unity on Sanctions in Question
Two Russian oligarchs will be delisted
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anyone would be right to question EU unity and its capitulation today to demands that Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman be removed from the sanctions list. The sanctions were in danger of expiring had a decision not been reached. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/eu-unity
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EU’s Unity on Sanctions in Question
Two Russian oligarchs will be delisted
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
China and Russia have blocked the extension of the mandate for Iran Panel of Experts. Unlike Russia blocking the Panel of Experts on North Korea, this has less of a practical impact. BUT... it absolutely demonstrates the need for reform. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/china-russ...
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Russia and China Block Panel of Experts on Iran
UN reforms are badly needed
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
China and Russia have blocked the extension of the mandate for Iran Panel of Experts. Unlike Russia blocking the Panel of Experts on North Korea, this has less of a practical impact. BUT... it absolutely demonstrates the need for reform. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/china-russ...
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Russia and China Block Panel of Experts on Iran
UN reforms are badly needed
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great reporting about Raiffeisen and its sketchy financial activity. I’m quoted in this one. grizzlyreports.com/rbi/
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Raiffeisen Bank International-Linked Customs Records Show $1.19 Billion in Trade Matching Sanctions and Export-Control Restrictions While €12.6 Billion Remains Trapped in Russia – Grizzly Research LLC
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well… I see now they’re removing sanctions against Belarusian Production And Trade Concern Of Timber Woodworking And Pulp And Paper Industry, which was designated in 2023.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
* EXCLUSIVE -- PENNSYLVANIA SEEKS CDC HELP IN MEASLES OUTBREAK ON CONDITION FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES MEASLES-RELATED DEATHS - DOCUMENT @reuters.com
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I got into an argument with Gemini this morning. The AI lost. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/ai?r=u6zr2...
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AI Antics
Why a human in the loop is absolutely critical
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Translation: Russia plans to attack Europe.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 16/09/2026
⚡️ Russia awarded the warship commander who fired flares at a Danish military helicopter.
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Russia Awards Commander Whose Warship Fired Flares at Danish Military Helicopter
Russia awarded the Baltic Fleet corvette Soobrazitelny’s commander the Medal For Combat Merit after firing flares near a Danish Air Force Fennec helicopter.
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Mari- homeless. Still Indigenous. @wordglass.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order 1/7
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 15/09/2026
Two Chinese companies used Binance accounts to launder $61mn in proceeds of black-market Iranian oil purchases and attempted to funnel the funds back to the Iranian government, US prosecutors have alleged. ft.trib.al/pvBWEGO
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Saw this last night. Interesting that they’re recognizing VTB as helping Iran and sanctioning them for that, rather than being a Russian bank that was already designated under EO 14024 and enforcing those sanctions. home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
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Operation Economic Outcast Sanctions Major Bank Helping Iran Evade Sanctions
**WASHINGTON**—Today, under Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated prominent Russian financial institution, **VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company** (VTB Bank) for its involvement in Iranian sanctions evasion, including …
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Links to the sanctioned biker gang Night Wolves, criminal record, kidnapping Ukrainian children… this thug is as shady as can be. And he bankrolled Junior’s wedding. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Who is Umar Kremlev, the Russian oligarch who reportedly helped pay for Donald Trump Jr’s wedding?
The businessman has spent the past decade moving through some of Russia’s most politically connected circles
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Slovakia has blocked the renewal of EU sanctions. The bloc managed a one-week extension. Why is Fico doing this? I examine MICE. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/slovakia-e...
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Slovakia Blocks EU Russia Sanctions Rollover
What options does the EU have?
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Slovakia has blocked the renewal of EU sanctions. The bloc managed a one-week extension. Why is Fico doing this? I examine MICE. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/slovakia-e...
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Slovakia Blocks EU Russia Sanctions Rollover
What options does the EU have?
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Russian acolyte scum in Slovakia are refusing to renew EU sanctions against Russia, even as Moscow continues murdering Ukrainian civilians. They want Fridman and Usmanov removed from the EU sanctions list. www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
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EU fails to agree Russia sanctions rollover with one day to spare
Ambassadors need to reach a deal on Monday or sanctions will expire.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Excellent thread. Please read.
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Nicki Kenyon @nickikenyon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Listen to a new podcast on Iran and Russia policy and US sanctions. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/podcast-sa...
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Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement
The Evolution
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