Putin's IBS<p>"Is anyone surprised that it was all about greed on an industrial scale?"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Syrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syrian</span></a> dictator <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Assad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Assad</span></a> dispatched at least two tons of euros and dollars from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a>'s central bank to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> – <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Financial_Times" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Financial_Times</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Syrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syrian</span></a> authorities sent planes with millions of dollars and euros in cash to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> when ousted president <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bashar_al_Assad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bashar_al_Assad</span></a> was still in power, the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Financial_Times" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Financial_Times</span></a> reported, citing confidential documents.</p>